Chapter 14: Turning the Face

The expression on Zhao Zhu's face froze, and she didn't dare to move a little, but it was only two or three breaths, but it felt like a year had passed, she slowed down her breathing, and replied stiffly: "Cousin, if you have something to say, don't dance with knives and guns, after all, it is in front of the Son of Heaven." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Tian Chu sneered: "You actually threaten me with Zhao Xian? ”

Zhao Zhu was so remorseful in his heart that he wanted to die.

I knew that I shouldn't have instigated the queen mother to favor this Tian Chu, this vicious wolf who couldn't feed it, now turned around and bit people! At the beginning, in order to weigh the next policy selected by various forces, today I finally let myself suffer the consequences. It's just that now, he has become the climate, and he doesn't know what to use to counterbalance.

All kinds of thoughts were racing in her mind, and a stiff smile appeared on her face: "Originally, it was said well, you get those few things back for me, and I will help you explain the items to the queen mother, let's take what we need, isn't it a good thing?" ”

Tian Chu pointed to the box he threw on the ground with the tip of his sword, and said, "The things you want are here." He glanced at her contemptuously again, "I did something for you, and now you tell me that you want to go back on it?" ”

Zhao Zhu's mouth was bitter, but he had to explain, "I want a total of five pieces." ”

Tian Chu said impatiently: "At the beginning, you only asked me to take back the things that the little attendant took away, didn't say how many things there were, or did you say that there was something 'special' in it?" When he said the word "special", he deliberately accentuated his tone.

Zhao Zhu was heartbroken by what he said, but he strongly denied it: "I accidentally saw it, I felt that it was very delicate, and I wanted to make a mold and make something for the queen mother's birthday." ”

Tian Chu looked at her with a smile and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, do you think I'm a fool?" His tense aura was relaxed, and he suddenly changed his lazy tone, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll give you these two things, and the princess will figure out the rest." As for my marriage......" he paused and smiled meaningfully, "I'll settle it myself." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Zhu's heart sank, but she didn't dare to say more, for fear of arousing the deeper suspicion of this increasingly shrewd cousin, she had to say perfunctorily, "Why bother, what I promised, I will naturally do it." As for that thing, if my cousin can't find it, it's okay. ”

Tian Chu ignored her, turned around and walked away.

Zhao Zhu suddenly felt that he had done something stupid.

She stood there with trepidation, feeling that she had to think carefully about what to do with Tian Chu. What's more, I don't know how to get it back yet!

At this moment, Zhao Xian was upstairs in Xuande, but he was a little anxious. From time to time, he looked at the leaky moment not far away, and secretly looked at the small door of the entrance, until he saw Zhao Zhu walking in with the palace maids, and then he showed a relaxed smile.

When Empress Dowager Tian saw her coming back, she said, "Why have you been gone for so long, it's about to be time." ”

Zhao Zhu's face was still a little unpleasant, she barely pulled out a smile, and replied: "I felt a little stuffy just now, so I stood outside a little." ”

Zhao Xian was particularly interested in talking, he followed the end of Zhao Zhu's words, and seemed to be very curious to ask: "An Ning has gone out to watch the lanterns all these years, and the folk have watched the lanterns, how is it different from us?" ”

Zhao Zhu didn't seem to expect him to ask this, thought about it, and said patiently: "The folk festival, the flute and drums are noisy, and the flowers are full of flowers, which is both lively and interesting. ”

Zhao Xian sighed, and begged the Queen Mother with great interest, "Niangniang, why don't I go out to see the Lantern Festival tonight." ”

Empress Dowager Tian didn't think about it, and immediately refused: "The son of a daughter, you can't sit down, not to mention that as soon as you leave the palace, you have to disturb the people, why don't you let the family have a good holiday!" ”

Zhao Xian lowered his eyelids to hide the mockery in his eyes.

The son of a daughter, he can't sit down, and he is not even as good as the rubble of the people.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Tian had such a tough attitude, he didn't say anything about going out on patrol, but only asked Zhao Zhu about the Lantern Festival over and over again, until the end, he didn't seem to care about it, "Is An Ning going to see the lights this year?" ”

Zhao Zhu smiled and nodded, "Naturally, I want to go, and there is only one time a year." ”

What's more, she still has important things to do this year.

When Zhao Xian heard her answer, he immediately showed a happy smile. He seemed to be the only one who was truly happy this night.

Empress Dowager Tian listened to them for a long time, and then instructed Zhao Zhu, "Be careful on the road, bring a few more guards, there are many and chaotic people outside." ”

Zhao Zhu responded with a smile.

In the temporary shed downstairs of Xuande, Tian Chu is sitting on the kang with a big thorn, although the quality of the charcoal burned in the house is not very good, and a wisp of black smoke comes out from time to time, but it is more comfortable than the cold wind outside, I don't know how many times.

On the kang there was a small shelf, on which were placed a plate of jade plate fresh carp, a plate of steamed lychee kidneys, a lotus duck, a plate of tribute oranges, and a plate of cotton kumquats, all of which were honored by the people who supervised the construction of the lantern festival and the shed.

Tian Chu didn't touch the food, just held the teacup and occasionally took a sip of tea.

The guards under him put the box in his hand on the kang, took out the two toys inside, put them in front of Tian Chu, and asked with some curiosity: "My lord, I don't see anything special, but they are just two small things, which are naturally finely made compared to the outside, but they are nothing." ”

Tian Chu scolded with a smile: "Get out of yours, you know." He shoved the teacup in his hand into the other person's hand.

The guard grinned and took the teacup into his hand, "Ouch, it's still the emerald celadon of Longquan kiln, these rabbit cubs are really willing to give up, why didn't I have this kind of treatment when I came." As he spoke, he took a sip of the residual tea, shook his head and tasted it carefully, and said, "Tsk, I am still willing to give up the maple dew tea, and I don't know where it came from." ”

Tian Chu ignored him, but picked up the doll on the kang, rubbed it carefully, thought about it, and ordered: "Go and get a basin of hot water." ”

It didn't take long for the hot water to be brought back, Tian Chu put the doll and the glass round lamp into the water, and tore a piece of cloth and held it in his hand.

After a quarter of an hour, there was no reaction to the two things in the basin, but the glass round lamp was reflected in the light, which looked even more crystal clear and graceful.

The Praetorian Guard stepped forward and whispered thoughtfully, "So this thing is so useful." ”

Tian Chu glared at him.

The Praetorian Guard smiled wryly and hurriedly retreated.

When the temperature of the water was a little lower, Tian Chu picked up the cloth in his hand and carefully wiped the two things one by one.

He wiped his hands dry and leaned back against the wall.

The guard poured water, rubbed it on the kang, and said with a salivating face: "Captain, why don't you give me this thing." ”

Tian Chu glanced at him, "What are you doing with it?" ”

The Praetorian touched his head and smiled.

Tian Chu threw the cloth that had just finished wiping his hands on him, "Get out, let me know that you run to Little Sweet Water Lane, Han Sheng, you will run twenty laps around the school field for me!" ”

The janissary known as Han Sheng blushed, sat on the kang with some embarrassment, and lowered his voice: "My lord, I only go to Dingfang Building once a month, and it's not an unclean place, it's a restaurant, and others don't sell their bodies. ”

It's a pity that this shed is made of grass and trees, and the window is only covered with a thin layer of rice paper, and as soon as he finished speaking, someone outside the window sneered: "Captain, don't listen to this kid's nonsense, he has been there at least three or five times in the first half of the year alone, and yesterday he was still telling us that the little lady of the Oiran was interesting to him." ”

Tian Chu glanced at Han Sheng with a smile, "Is there such a thing?" I'll go back and talk to your dad in the evening? ”

Han Sheng hurriedly waved his hand, "That's it, I don't want this thing anymore, I'll go and see what's going on on the Xuande Tower." As he spoke, he ran out as if a dog was chasing and biting him.

Tian Chu, who remained in the inner room, smiled, he reached out and took the oil lamp placed in the corners of the small pairs, picked up the clay doll and the glass with chopsticks, and put them at the fire to bake.

He thought for a moment and shouted out the window, "Yang Qing." ”

A tall janissary opened the hastily covered curtain and walked in, "What do you command?" ”

Tian Chu gestured at him, "Find me a pocket." ”

After a quarter of an hour, Yang Qing came in with a plain cloth bag, and said with some apprehension: "It's a little hasty, I only found this." ”

Tian Chu threw the two toys into the cloth bag and handed them to Yang Qing, saying, "Smashed." ”

Yang Qing was stunned for a moment, and then without hesitation, he slammed the cloth bag to the ground. He heard a few crisp sounds in the bag, so he lifted it and presented it to Tian Chu with both hands.

Tian Chu opened the cloth bag and was disappointed to find that it was only a few ordinary pieces of broken porcelain and broken glass.