The news of the sudden grounding of the female official An soon spread throughout the harem, and the Queen Mother couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, the emperor on the front foot promoted the title and official position of his father and brother, and the back foot was grounded in Ansui, and such a move had to provoke rumors in the harem and the previous dynasty.

The officials of the previous dynasty speculated that the emperor was still taboo about the An family, so this was to remind An Xu, who is now at the border, not to think that he would get carried away after making meritorious contributions, and the power of life and death and fortune still lies with the emperor. The emperor is mentioning the settlement of the family, and also the major families in the court.

In the harem, the concubines didn't care too much about degrading a female official, only the queen became more and more uneasy. On the contrary, Liu Qin heard that An Sui was demoted, so he went to the emperor's Qianzheng Palace in a hurry, and just met Xu Mingchang at the door waiting from the palace, Xinzhi greeted him, holding a bowl of water in his hand, "Master, what's the matter, I just went in, and my back was wet, this is still in the spring and winter!" ”

Xu Mingchang took the water and drank it hurriedly, and said with a bitter face, "Okay, Lord An can't serve by the emperor's side now, plus some things before, the emperor is not in a good mood now, you know, the emperor has never been a person who will put his temper on his face, and he will press it by himself." It's uncomfortable to look at! Xu Mingchang sighed, "You're fine, don't talk too much in front of the emperor, let Lord Ren too." Oh, this errand is what I do! After saying that, he prepared to re-enter the temple to serve

Liu Qin hurriedly ran in with his dress, "Father-in-law Xu, stay for the time being!" ”

"Yo! It's Lord Liu! Gonggong Xu smiled, "Why is Lord Liu here!" ”

Liu Qin said softly, "Father-in-law, take a step to speak!" ”

Liu Qin's face was full of anxiety, and Xu Mingchang guessed, "The adults are here for the affairs of Lord An?" ”

"Since my father-in-law knows, then I will say it bluntly, the emperor suddenly grounded Sui'er, I was very worried, and I went to ask the queen and Concubine Yan, but they all said that there was no way, after all, it was the emperor's personal will. But I want to beg my father-in-law in my private heart, I don't want to ask the emperor to forgive Sui'er, I just want to see Sui'er, and want to know if she is doing well inside. Liu Qin took off a gold bracelet from his wrist and stuffed it into Xu Mingchang's hand, "Father-in-law, please do me a favor, I don't have anything I can handle, father-in-law, don't dislike my courtesy." ”

Xu Mingchang said, "What is Lord Liu talking about!" It's not that the minions don't want to help, they can't. My lord, you have also seen that now the emperor is not in a good mood, if the lord rashly asks for it, it will make the emperor unhappy. Xu Mingchang looked around, took a small step closer, and said in a low voice, "The slave told the truth, and it was also said for the sake of the friendship between Lord An and Lord Liu, in fact, the emperor also cared about Lord An." You said that if a female official really wants to be grounded, why should he deliberately move to Weiyang Palace, what kind of place is it, the favorite concubine of the previous dynasty lived, and the emperor often asked Lord An about the grounding situation in private, and the people of the Internal Affairs Bureau did not dare to slack off. ”

When Liu Qin heard this, he understood a little in his heart, although he didn't know why the emperor punished An Sui, but he also cared about An Sui.

Xinzhi saw Qiao Qiao coming in with a food box from a distance, bowed down and said, "Master Qiao is here!" ”

Xu Mingchang also hurriedly greeted him, "Master Qiao is here, please!" ”

Qiao Qiao didn't seem to see Liu Qin, and passed by his side, and after a while, Liu Qin grabbed Xinzhi, "It's strange, these days, why does Master Qiao come so often?" ”

"yes!" Xin Zhi said, "Since the end of last year, Lord Qiao has been coming often, and the queen always has something for Lord Qiao to bring!" ”

Liu Qin nodded, "The little father-in-law has worked hard to serve the emperor, so I'll go first!" ”

"Eh, go slowly, sir!"

Before Liu Qin walked out of the palace gate, he looked back at the Qinzheng Hall for a while, but a chill gradually grew in his heart.

Qiao Qiao walked into the Qinzheng Hall and presented the cold plum cake in the food box to Ji Xuanyuan, "Your Majesty, this cold plum cake is made by mixing fresh snow water and plum blossoms. Now that spring is coming, the plum blossoms in the palace are all grateful, and the emperor tastes this cold plum cake, which is also another flavor. ”

Ji Xuanyuan glanced at Qiao Qiao, "Put it down!" ”

Ji Xuanyuan wrote a few more people, and when he found that Qiao Qiao was still by his side, he put the stamp aside and raised his eyes to look at Qiao Qiao.

Qiao Qiao didn't realize that she had committed a taboo, and the female officials of the harem were not allowed to participate in court politics without the permission of the emperor. "The emperor is also tired! Let's try the cold plum cake brought by the queen mother to Weichen! ”

Ji Xuanyuan was noncommittal, and he didn't reach out to take it, "Are you?" Last name Joe? ”

Qiao Qiao bowed his head and said, "If you go back to the emperor, Weichen is called Qiao Qiao." ”

"Oh? That buckwheat? ”

"Shake Pinggang Xue, Fen Qian buckwheat is white, it is the name of Weichen." Qiao Qiao gently recited this Song Dynasty Li Li's "Autumn Miscellaneous".

Ji Xuanyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Fanying has not escaped from the jaw, and Ruishi has already darkened." Poetry books are not bad, too, you are also a female subject. Ji Xuanyuan paused, "I seem to remember that in the first women's scientific examination, you were still the second place, and you should have gone to the previous dynasty, but you asked for your will to enter the palace." ”

Qiao Qiao was secretly happy in her heart, "What the emperor said is that I didn't expect the emperor to remember such trivial things." ”

Ji Xuanyuan motioned for Qiao Qiao to get up, "The tea you brewed is good." ”

Qiao Qiao smiled slightly, "It's good if the emperor likes it!" In the past few days, I haven't seen Lord An serving in front of the palace. ”

Ji Xuanyuan paused for a moment and glanced at Qiao Qiao, as a female official, she was dressed beautifully.

"Ah follow her ......" Ji Xuanyuan sighed softly, and then said no more, "Since the things are here, you can go back and resume your life!" ”

Qiao Qiao was stunned for a moment, and then retreated. Ji Xuanyuan looked at the cold plum cake on the table and called, "Xu Mingchang! ”

"Your Majesty!"

"Go and take this to the Smell Division to have it tested, and then send it to Ah Sui!"