Shu E didn't dare to ask any more, and slowly withdrew from the hall with surprise.

There was a faint sigh from the Queen Mother: "In this world, after all, there are still people who miss him so much." ”

In the afternoon, the emperor arrived at Yong'an Hall and said to Shu E that Tanglin brought news from the north that the second day of September was the day when Princess Xingping of Liao Kingdom got married. Li Yuanhao will return to the summer land with Princess Xingping.

"On the second day of September, that's today." Shu E said.

The emperor shook Shu E's hand vigorously and said with joy: "Shu E, last night I re-examined the border topography of Song, Liao, and Xia with Master Longtu Pavilion in Minghe Hall overnight, and redrew the border map. ”

Shu E felt the warmth of the emperor's palms, and her heart was excited with the emperor's tone.

"At dawn today, I finally figured out where Rannuo went." The emperor's tone was full of joy.

Shu E was also pleasantly surprised, even in the Zichen Palace, she had already discussed those words with the Queen Mother, and she vaguely knew the whereabouts of Rannuo in her heart, but when she heard the emperor say it so definitely and directly, she still couldn't help but be happy in her heart, her eyes were full of surprise, and she asked, "Where is it?" ”

There was a faint sense of loss in the emperor's eyes, but such a look of disappointment only flashed away, and then there was a slight anger: "I have worked hard for a day and a night, and I haven't even drunk tea when I come to you, so you are embarrassed to ask me." ”

Shu E was slightly stunned, and then saw that the emperor's eyes were full of warm smiles, and she couldn't help but smile, hurriedly picked up the tea in her hand, bent her knees and held it to the emperor, and said: "The slave knows that it is wrong, please use the emperor's tea." ”

The emperor sipped the tea leisurely, but smiled silently.

Shu E knew that the emperor did it on purpose, and couldn't help but say: "The emperor also drank tea, he should tell me, right?" ”

The emperor closed the tea bowl, was distracted for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's okay to tell you, you have to promise me one thing first." ”

"What?" Shu E asked.

The emperor stared at Shu E's eyes for a long time, and then smiled: "You kiss me." ”

As soon as the emperor's words fell, Shu E suddenly heard a few chuckles outside the door, followed by the sound of footsteps running away, knowing which maid the emperor's words were heard.

Shu E had already been seen by the emperor's gaze, and when she heard the emperor suddenly say this, her heart was even more shy and irrepressible, and when she heard the laughter outside the door, she pushed it on the emperor's chest with shame and disgust, and suddenly shouted: "The emperor ......" wanted to say something, but he was very embarrassed and couldn't say a word.

The emperor laughed, the laughter was very hearty, he grabbed Shu E's wrist with one hand, and gently patted Shu E's cheek with the other, and said with a smile: "There is a new brocade from the Weaving Department, and I will send it to Yong'an Hall when I turn around." Make me a garment. ”

It seems that between husband and wife, they are talking the most common family words. Ordinary tones, ordinary things, but always touch the bottom of the heart most easily.

Shu E looked at the emperor for a moment, and suddenly said softly: "What kind of clothes does the emperor want?" What do you wear? ”

The emperor smiled and said, "I want a bedgown." Be loose. ”

The emperor did not rest for a long time in Yong'an Hall before leaving. Shu E took Gonggong Lin, Hua Fu, Lilac and others to the gate of the harem of Qingshou Palace. The emperor didn't take a few steps, turned around again, saw that Shu E was still standing at the door, nodded and smiled, and walked forward again. Shu E looked at the emperor's back disappearing at the corner of the palace wall in a daze, and suddenly whispered: "Hua Fu, are the wild chrysanthemums dried in the Mid-Autumn Festival still there?" ”

Hua Fu hurriedly said: "It's all here, clean and untouched." ”

Shu E said again: "I want the imperial pharmacy to ask for two taels of good new wolfberries, and use three coins each with wild chrysanthemum, fry the water and then make a cake with the water chestnut powder, and send it to the emperor every day." ”

Ding Xiangge smiled: "Are you afraid that there will be less snacks to eat in the Funing Palace?" You're going to send it to Baba Baba again. ”

Shu E still said in a low voice: "The emperor's eyes are bloodshot. ”

Lilac couldn't help but smile again, and was about to say something, but was gently pulled by Hua Fu.

That night, the emperor did not summon Shu'e to Funing Palace, nor did he come to Yong'an Hall. The emperor just sent the female official Frangipani of Ming Hetang to Yong'an Hall and told Shu'e that the guards of the imperial camp had gone to Dazhou Mansion in Shaanxi.

Sure enough, it is the capital of Dazhou, Shaanxi.

At that time, Shu E was cutting under the lamp according to the method taught by Huafu, and she couldn't help but stop the needlework in her hand when she heard the words. Thinking of the drawing that the Queen Mother showed to herself today, thinking about the emperor's sleepless hard work, my heart became more and more grateful.

Fang Suxin said respectfully: "The emperor asks the lady to rest assured, saying that he will definitely find the whereabouts of Prince Rannuo if he goes here." The imperial guards were divided into two routes, one way went directly to Dazhou Mansion, and the other went to find Gongzi Tangling. ”

Shu E also nodded and said, "Please tell the emperor that I already know the truth." Please rest for a good life and don't get tired. The horseshoe cake made of chrysanthemum wolfberry tastes a little bitter, but it can clear the liver and eyes, and the emperor is invited to use some every day. ”

Fang Suxin bowed down and said, "The lady's horseshoe cake was sent at dusk today, and the emperor likes it very much." is still thoughtful, the emperor has often read books in Minghe Hall recently. ”

Shu E was surprised again, and said with amusement: "The emperor is so knowledgeable, why do you still study so hard?" ”

Fang Suxin looked a little speechless, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "When the emperor asked the slave to find an old book the day before yesterday, he unintentionally sighed: 'It's a pity that I am in the palace and cannot be free everywhere. It's just empty of worry. During this time, Cao Gongzi had no information, and I can't grasp how many of Li Yuanhao's troops have reached the Liao State, and how many of them are deployed in the fortresses along the border. ’”

Shu E was even more curious, and said, "The generals of the border garrison, won't they report this information to the imperial court?" ”

Fang Suxin smiled a little bitterly: "The news on the border is all sent by the post station to send a fast horse to transmit it urgently, even so, the news has been delayed for many days when it arrives in the palace. Plus today...... The news did not pass through the emperor's hands first. ”

Shu E was stunned, and then understood that Fang Suxin was referring to the Queen Mother.

"In the past, although the Queen Mother also listened to the government, she always handed it over to the emperor after seeing it, and she rarely came up with ideas. And some time ago, not long after you entered the palace, the queen mother no longer bothered too much about politics, and almost everything was to ask the emperor what he had in mind, and the mother was just slightly correcting and pointing. But lately—" Fang Suxin's tone, along with her expression, was filled with incomprehension and embarrassment.

Recently, the Queen Mother seems to have become more rigorous about political affairs.

Even the Zichen Palace, which was almost accidentally set foot in before, is now always the figure of the Queen Mother.

If you talk about time, Shu E knows that it is even clearer. That is, after Shang Wanyun entered the palace and Niangniang was suddenly ill and quickly recovered.

"Recently, the excerpts related to side affairs have reached the hands of the mother, and the emperor often can't see it until the next day. Maybe it's because the side affairs are very tight, I heard that Niangniang is also ......" Fang Suxin frowned slightly, and her voice sank.