Zhao Jinyan returned to the palace, and after being served by the people below to change his clothes, he was about to go to the imperial study to review the folds, but the eunuch next to him came up and whispered: "Your Majesty, there is a lotus flower in the imperial garden in the palace that has bloomed?" ”

"Opened?"

Zhao Jinyan's hand holding his sleeve paused slightly, thinking of Fuyuan, but a smile involuntarily appeared on his face, "This year's lotus flowers are much earlier than in previous years, probably because this year is hotter than in previous years......"

However, this timing is also ingenious, Zhao Jinyan secretly thought in his heart, I don't know if it's a coincidence, or it's destined in the dark, he had told Fleur before, when the lotus flowers in the palace garden are in full bloom, let Fleur enter the palace to appreciate the lotus, but Fleur was just able to stand up today, and the lotus flower bloomed for the first time.

The eunuch saw the smile on Zhao Jinyan's face and felt that Zhao Jinyan seemed to be in a good mood, but immediately said the second thing to Zhao Jinyan with a smile: "The empress dowager heard that the emperor was out of the palace, and said that if the emperor returned to the palace, she would invite the emperor to sit down." ”

"I haven't said hello to the imperial grandmother today, so it's really time to go and sit down."

When Zhao Jinyan heard this, he also nodded, it was still early when he left the palace today, so he didn't go over to disturb the Empress Dowager and ask the Empress Dowager to say goodbye, Zhao Jinyan didn't think much about it, just thought that the Empress Dowager missed it.

However, as soon as he packed up and left the palace, he heard a message from the people below, the smile on his face retracted slightly, and although his steps were still walking in the direction of the Empress Dowager's palace, they were not as brisk as they were at the beginning.

In the palace of the Empress Dowager, at this time, it was Ding Xinwang, the Empress Dowager sat on the main seat, and beside her, it was the Empress Dowager Wen and Wen Jingshu who had not appeared for a long time, and then the head, Wen Jingshu's mother Chen and Wen Jingshu's sister-in-law.

The people in the room were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere seemed very light.

If it is the only one who is a little out of place, I am afraid that it is Wen Jingshu and the Empress Dowager Wen who are sitting next to the Empress Dowager Wen, the Empress Dowager Wen is dressed in plain clothes, and the appearance of reciting Buddha with her eyes closed is needless to say, although Wen Jingshu is not like the Empress Dowager Wen, but the clothes on her body are also very plain, compared to the plain clothes when she went to see Fuyuan that day, there are only some silver dark lines, and on her head, she simply wears a few jewelry.

On weekdays, Wen Jingshu is the most pleasing junior of the elders, not only because she is well-behaved and sensible, but because although she is not lively and outgoing, she often says funny things that the elders love to hear, and she is also very good at mobilizing the atmosphere.

But today she also seemed a little silent, except for what the Queen Mother said to her when she asked, she almost sat quietly on one side, which made Wen Jingshu's mother and sister-in-law anxious. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager didn't care, only when the child grew up, and sighed with a smile: "Jingshu, this child, now looks more and more quiet and steady." Don't be too restrained by the children in your family, and it's already good for the mourning family to look at Jingshu like this. ”

Wen Jingshu's mother Chen heard this, naturally nodded again and again, but she was quite uncomfortable in her heart, these days, Wen Jingshu's changes, in fact, almost didn't make her sad, she looked like she was fasting and chanting Buddha all day long, detached from the world, if it weren't for Wen Jingshu's other actions, she was really afraid that her daughter would not want to go to the monk one day!

Chen had no choice but to smile and whisper to the Empress Dowager: "This kid has always had such a personality, and he doesn't like to play, and he doesn't know who he looks like." ”

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she smiled and said: "It's good for the mourning family to look at Jingshu like this, and the children of the same age from all families in Beijing are the best in our family, and this is the best way to be the queen." ”

The Empress Dowager's words seemed to be a joke, but it caused Chen's heart to skip a beat, and Wen Jingshu's originally drooping eyelids couldn't help but lift up, and they all looked at the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager just smiled and didn't say anything else.

However, everyone understands that the Empress Dowager is not a person who can lose her words, and every word she says and does must have her own thoughts and intentions.

And now this ...... Is that hinting at something?

Chen's heart suddenly became hot, and his eyes became more and more attentive.

She really wanted to know an answer, but after the Empress Dowager said this, she didn't say anything else.

And at this moment, the emperor came to the outside of the palace.

Everyone quickly stood up and headed towards the door.

Zhao Jinyan walked into the hall, and when he saw the people in the hall, his face seemed to be taken aback, but he quickly restrained his surprised look and saluted both the Empress Dowager and Empress Wen.

The Empress Dowager and Empress Wen naturally hurriedly asked Zhao Jinyan to sit down, and after Zhao Jinyan sat down, the Wen family also followed Zhao Jinyan and saluted. ”

After saying this, her eyes looked at Zhao Jinyan.

Zhao Jinyan just smiled and didn't answer.

When the Empress Dowager saw this, her heart inevitably sank a little, but she remembered that when Fu Hui entered the palace to salute Zhao Jinyan, she returned to Zhao Jinyan to let Fu Hui be exempt, only saying that her own family did not need to be polite.

She couldn't help but sigh softly: In the end, the Wen family is not Zhao Jinyan's real foreign family, and even the Jinyang family's status in Zhao Jinyan's heart is stronger than the Wen family. Of course, this point also made Empress Dowager Wen more and more firm in her initial thoughts.

Zhao Jinyan respected the Empress Dowager, the imperial grandmother, and although she didn't answer Fang Cai's words, she also smiled and talked about other topics to ease the atmosphere: "It's the first time to come to the Imperial Grandmother's Palace, and the Imperial Grandmother should indeed summon more people to accompany you in the future." I am busy with affairs, and there are always times when I can't take care of the imperial grandmother, and I ask the imperial grandmother not to blame.

"Look at what the emperor said, naturally the emperor's official affairs are important."

The Empress Dowager said with a smile, and said with a chuckle, "Your Majesty is late, the house is actually more lively, General Ji's wife and her girl, as well as the Wang family, are all here, at this time, the mourning family left a little selfishness, let their niece stay to talk to the mourning family!" ”

"That's how it is."

Zhao Jinyan smiled and nodded, the Empress Dowager should actually know about Zhao Jinyan's departure from the palace today, and also knew who Zhao Jinyan was going to see when he left the palace this time, but the Empress Dowager did not mention it in half a sentence, in this case, Zhao Jinyan herself did not mention this matter.

"The mourning family remembers, in terms of seniority, Jingshu and the emperor are cousins, right?"

The Empress Dowager glanced at Wen Jingshu, who bowed her head, and then at the emperor sitting beside her, and suddenly said with a smile.

Wen Jingshu didn't make a sound, Zhao Jinyan didn't answer, Chen sat down but hurriedly said: "Yes, Jingshu and the emperor were born in the same year, but the emperor was a few months earlier than our family Jingshu." It's true that the emperor is longer. ”

The Chen family obviously also intended to follow the words of the Empress Dowager to show closeness, so when talking to the emperor, the tone revealed this closeness, although it was full of respect, but there was also a feeling of putting himself in the position of an elder.

Zhao Jinyan naturally won't give the Wen family no face, not to mention that the Wen family has Wen Jinghui, that is, for the sake of the face of the Empress Dowager and Empress Wen, it is impossible for Zhao Jinyan to make the Wen family unable to step down, but it is limited to this, no matter how much it is, there is no more, and in the face of the Chen family's closeness, he just smiled and didn't say anything.

The Empress Dowager didn't seem to see what Zhao Jinyan meant at all, and said with a smile: "It's the same age and cousins, so they should be closer, these two children didn't have much contact when they were young, and now they are also unfamiliar, they are all relatives, can they be like this!" By the way, the mourning family remembers that the magnolia flowers in the imperial garden have bloomed, and the mourning family can be troubled to move the emperor and Jingshu to pick some for the mourning family to come back and insert bottles. ”

The meaning of the empress dowager's matchmaking was obvious, Wen Jingshu still bowed her head silently, but Zhao Jinyan smiled.

The Empress Dowager looked at the two of them like this, opened her mouth and wanted to say anything else, but Zhao Jinyan suddenly agreed: "The emperor's grandmother's order, the grandson should naturally do it, but it's just troublesome Miss Wen!" ”

After that, Zhao Jinyan was generous and stood up.

Wen Jingshu was a beat slower, after Zhao Jinyan stood up, she didn't stand up immediately, which made Chen, who was sitting beside her, anxious, and didn't dare to make any small moves, but fortunately, Wen Jingshu didn't let the atmosphere stalemate, although she was a beat slower, she also stood up and walked out of the hall with Zhao Jinyan.

When the two walked out of the main hall, although they were also one in front of the other, the distance they opened was not too large.

But after walking out of the palace, Zhao Jinyan's footsteps became faster and faster, and his steps became bigger and bigger, although Wen Jingshu was not slow, but he still maintained the pace of Fang Cai, unhurried, so the distance between the two slowly became bigger and bigger, and he pulled out a long section.

The attendant who followed behind Zhao Jinyan looked at Wen Jingshu's speed, and couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat for the other party, lest Zhao Jinyan go faster, so he would directly get rid of the person.

But when he walked out of the palace of the Empress Dowager and walked into the imperial garden, Zhao Jinyan's footsteps slowed down, and even when he was about to walk to the magnolia forest, Zhao Jinyan stopped and stood in place waiting for Wen Jingshu.

Wen Jingshu didn't appreciate it so much, the emperor stopped in front of her and waited for her, but she still maintained her unhurried and leisurely pace, still walking slowly.

Zhao Jinyan was also very patient, just standing in place, waiting for Wen Jingshu to slowly approach, until when he walked in front of him, Zhao Jinyan looked at Wen Jingshu and whispered: "Miss Wen, has you thought about the future?" ”

Wen Jingshu slowly raised her head and looked at Zhao Jinyan, her expression was flat, and she didn't speak.

And Zhao Jinyan made a gesture to the attendants behind him, signaling everyone to step back, and then he looked at Wen Jingshu and said softly: "I know Miss Wen's infatuation with the eldest brother, and now that the eldest brother is gone, although the eldest brother did not know Miss Wen's intentions for him before his death, the eldest brother has always been kind-hearted, but as long as he knows underground, he definitely doesn't want to watch Miss Wen have a bad time, although I am not good, I don't want the eldest brother to feel uneasy." ”

"This is the courtier's own business, don't worry about the emperor."

Wen Jingshu didn't seem to appreciate it, but said it lightly.

"Really?"

When Zhao Jinyan heard this, he didn't blame him, but he just spoke again: "Miss Wen was determined to keep the festival for her brother before, although I felt that something was wrong, but I was grateful that Miss Wen was infatuated, and I agreed, but I just ...... Miss Wen did not show the slightest intention before her brother's death, and she had no name with her eldest brother, it was not so easy to keep the festival for her brother, and the family was afraid that they would not approve, if Miss Wen really had this intention in her heart, I could help Miss Wen. ”

Wen Jingshu heard this, the corners of her mouth just chuckled, but she didn't answer Zhao Jinyan's words, but said softly to Zhao Jinyan: "It's my own business at this time, don't worry about the emperor, the emperor should worry more about his own affairs!" The emperor is interested in Fleur, but the courtiers are looking at it now, but I'm afraid it's not so easy, that is, I don't want this queen, and more people are staring at this position, and now, the empress dowager is only afraid and doesn't like Fleur very much. ”

Wen Jingshu said this, not gloating, on the contrary, she was also a little anxious for Fu Yuan, if Fu Yuan could sit in this position, in fact, she was happier than anyone else, and now she said this to Zhao Jinyan, just to put the other party in the army, she didn't want to let herself and Zhao Jinyuan's idea matter, let others interfere, that is, Zhao Jinyan was really kind, and she didn't want to accept it.

I also have to say that Wen Jingshu's words did hit the worry in Zhao Jinyan's heart.

Before, the Empress Dowager did want Fu Hui to marry Zhao Jinyan as the queen, but now, Zhao Jinyan can clearly feel the change in the Queen Mother's attitude, of course, there are many things mixed with this, before the matter of marriage, the Empress Dowager agreed to let Fu Hui go to the kiss, although Fu Hui did not know, but the eldest princess of Jinyang because of this matter, in fact, she had already fallen out with the Queen Mother, and under many small things after that, especially Zhao Jinyan has gradually sat on the throne, the attitude of the Queen Mother also agreed to let Fu Hui sit on the back seat from the beginning, Changed to oppose letting Fleur sit in this position.

Since this period of time, Zhao Jinyan has repeatedly gone out of the palace to visit Furui, and there is a paddock, and the Empress Dowager also saw Zhao Jinyan's heart for Furui, so now the Empress Dowager will invite Miss Jingzhong Shijia into the palace, called companionship, but in fact, she also wants Zhao Jinyan to abandon Furui and choose a candidate for the next position.

But Zhao Jinyan has always been determined, once he has made a decision, it is not so easy to change, although he will not openly come against the empress dowager, but the confrontation in private can be imagined. In addition to the level of the Empress Dowager, Zhao Jinyan has a lot of tests to face, and there is also an unpredictable eldest princess of Jinyang.

The middle road is not easy to walk.

"The lotus flowers in the imperial garden have bloomed, and Fleur's legs and feet can stand up and walk, and tomorrow I want to invite Fleur into the palace to enjoy the lotus."

Zhao Jinyan just said this to Wen Jingshu without a head, and he turned around and walked into the magnolia forest and began to pick up the flowers.

Wen Jingshu looked at Zhao Jinyan's back, but the corners of her mouth slightly floated a smile, in fact, she and Zhao Jinyan are the same kind of people, once they are identified, they will not change lightly.

Zhao Jinyan's future road is not easy, but he plans to stick to it, so she will do the same.

Thinking of the person in her heart, Wen Jingshu's face couldn't help but show a shallow smile, Zhao Jinyan and Fu Hui were more fortunate than her, and when they had time to cherish it, they realized it and could cherish it.

And she lost it before she knew how to cherish it. She once thought that her feelings for Zhao Jinyuan were just deep enough to watch him happy, but when the person was gone, she found that now she can only live with her thoughts and love for him.

When Fleur received the will from the palace, she was stunned for a moment.

It was not that she was shocked by this sudden will, but by the person who conveyed the will, in the past, when she entered the palace, it was basically the Empress Dowager who missed her before she entered the palace to meet her, but the person who issued this will today was Zhao Jinyan.

is so direct and unabashed, Fleur's face is a little hot when she thinks about it.

And thinking of the scene when Zhao Jinyan mentioned to her that when the lotus flowers in the palace garden were in full bloom and let her enter the palace to enjoy the lotus, her face was involuntarily covered with redness.

And Fu Rui at this time, there are some entanglements in her heart, she is even a little overwhelmed, she feels that she still doesn't want to enter the palace, but she can't help but think in her heart, if she enters the palace, Zhao Jinyan will arrange something for her.

Fu Rui's heart was entangled, and on the other side, the eldest princess of Jinyang smiled on her face after listening to Qingyu's announcement, and said to Qingyu: "You let the county lord clean up, go into the palace, and by the way, ask her imperial grandmother to say goodbye." ”

When the eldest princess of Jinyang talked about the empress dowager, the smile on her face faded a little, and she also became a little mocking: "The Wen family, the Chen family, the Ji family...... She had a good idea. ”

The eldest princess of Jinyang said this, Fu Hui was reluctant to enter the palace, so she could only enter the palace with her head down, not to mention that she was actually a little willing to enter the palace in her heart.

Naturally, you can't dress up so-so when you enter the palace, and the eldest princess of Jinyang specially told her to say hello to the queen mother. In fact, when it comes to the Queen Mother, Furao's heart is also a little strange. In some things, she is not very sensitive, and even in many things, the elders of the family will hide it from her in order to protect her, but she is not ignorant.

Between the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, she can clearly feel that the Empress Dowager has not been as close to herself as before, although she will smile when she sees her, and will give her rewards, looking very close, but behind the smile, there are still too many other things.

Fleur wasn't too sad, maybe she was mentally prepared, or she was already numb, after all, she grew up in such an environment, so she naturally knew that there was no emotion, it was always the same, not to mention the relationship based on some foundations.

However, what surprised Furao the most was that just under Zhao Jinyan's will, when Furao was dressing up and about to enter the palace, the Empress Dowager also ordered someone to send a will and invite Furao to enter the palace. With the will, the empress dowager sent people and chariots and horses from the palace to pick up Fu Hui into the palace.

If others don't know, just look at it, and naturally sigh in their hearts that the Empress Dowager takes good care of her granddaughter, but when Furao looks at it, she faintly feels a trace of other meanings in her heart.

Although the Empress Dowager's password was behind, and the chariot driver came at night, after all, the Empress Dowager was the elder, and the carriage on which Fu Hui finally entered the palace was sent by the Empress Dowager.

After entering the palace, the palace where Furao went first was also the Empress Dowager.

When Fleur arrived, the Empress Dowager was not in the main hall, and the person who led the way only took Fluff straight to the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

While leading the way, the person who led the way respectfully whispered to Furui: "The Empress Dowager rested late last night, and she got up late today, and she is now grooming, but the Empress Dowager said that the county lord is not an outsider, and let the slave maid take you directly into the palace." ”

"Hmm."

Hearing this, Fleur nodded.

When she walked into the dormitory, the Empress Dowager had already combed her hair in a bun and was picking out the jewelry to wear on her head in the open jewelry box.

Seeing Fu Hui walking in, the Empress Dowager smiled kindly and said to Fu Hui: "You came just in time, see which one is suitable for the mourning family?" ”

Hearing this, Furao hurriedly smiled, but she was not polite, and walked directly to the side of the Queen Mother, took a closer look, and selected a set of emerald green jasper heads that the Queen Mother likes to wear on weekdays.

When the Empress Dowager saw it, a smile suddenly appeared on her face, and she looked at Fu Hui and said softly: "It's still the granddaughter of the mourning family who knows the thoughts of the mourning family best, come, you wear it for the mourning family." ”

"Yes."

When Furao heard this, she only smiled implicitly, checked out her head one by one, and put it on the bun on the head of the Queen Mother. When she was ready, Fleur smiled softly and asked, "Does the imperial grandmother like it?" ”

"Yes, of course I do."

The Empress Dowager had a bright smile on her face, and her eyes were full of love when she looked at Furui, and she really looked like she liked it very much.

And the palace people standing on the side of the Empress Dowager also smiled and flattered: "The jewelry that the county lord chose for the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager naturally likes it, not to mention, the county lord chose it to make the Empress Dowager very fond of it." In the future, the county lord will also enter the palace more often to accompany the queen mother! ”

"If you want to talk more, Hibiscus is now in her prime, how can you enter the palace every day to accompany me, an old woman, you should choose a husband at this age, if you marry a good husband in the future, you should also spend more time with your husband and children."

After the Empress Dowager said this, she said with a smile, "When the child grows up, he always wants to get married, and Furao is a daughter who should be more expensive when she is at home, and when she marries in the future, she will become a child of someone else's family, and your emperor's cousin will also be married to the queen when he is old, and he will marry the queen in the future, and the mourning family will not be lonely in the palace at that time, accompanied by his granddaughter-in-law, and soon accompanied by his great-grandson......"

The Empress Dowager's words sounded like she was sighing, and she was also a little upside down, but Fu Hui faintly heard some meaning from it.

She didn't speak, just looked at the Queen Mother with a smile, but heard the Queen Mother say softly: "Yesterday, the Mourning family summoned some little girls from the family in Beijing to come into the palace to meet, I didn't expect that over the years, your children have grown up, these little girls are really beautiful and sensible, and the Mourning family really wants them to enter the palace to accompany the Mourning family." ”

"Look at what the Queen Mother said, these young ladies should be accompanied by the emperor when they enter the palace."

The palace people listened to the words of the Empress Dowager on the side, and joked with a smile.

But the speaker has a heart, and it sounds even more intentional...... What is the meaning in it, Fluffie just wants to pretend to be stupid and doesn't understand it at this time, and she understands it.