Chapter 108: Resentment

After Zuo Tianqi reunited with his sister, he felt relieved, and after eating at Liu Qing's Qinghe Palace, he rushed back to the Deng family's courtyard. After a night of silence, the next day, he decided to see the emperor and ask the emperor to marry him and Qing Ying.

There is only one possibility for him to meet Liu Zhao in his official position, and that is to ask someone to introduce him. So he thought of Zheng Zhong.

Since the last Lingzhi case, he has established a deep friendship with this Great Changqiu. Zheng Zhong also likes this smart and handsome young man very much, the two often meet in the palace, although they don't talk much, but every time Zheng Zhong will tell him a few words, and also consciously train him to become Liu Zhao's right and left hand in the future.

So Zuo Tianqi thought that the only way to do this was to go to Zheng Zhong. Originally, his marriage did not need the emperor's marriage, but he had no father or mother, and Qingying's father and brother were far away, so the emperor's marriage was more justified. This was brought up by Qing Ying, and he also thought it was true and felt reasonable.

When I found Zheng Zhong, I saw him walking briskly in the garden with a few people who were dressed as regular attendants. When he saw him standing at the head of the bridge, he said to the men, "Go first, and I'll be there later." He smiled and said to Zuo Tianqi: "Why is Zuo Sicheng not in office today?" ”

Zuo Tianqi bowed to the ground as usual and said: "Hello Lord Zheng, Tianqi is looking for you for something!" ”

Zheng Zhong smiled: "You and I know each other, you don't have to be formal, if there is anything that an old slave can do, just say it!" ”

"Tianqi has a childhood playmate, I met a few days ago, and talked about marriage, but Tianqi's parents died, and her father and brother were far away to serve the country, so I wanted to see the emperor and ask the emperor to give him a marriage." Zuo Tianqi said with a smile.

"Hahahaha, this is a good thing, the emperor also wants to see a lover finally become a family. I'm going to see the emperor. The emperor and all the concubines are at the Queen Mother's place, you and I will go! Zheng Zhong pulled him and left.

"Why is it so full today, all gathered at the Queen Mother?" Zuo Tianqi asked curiously.

"The Queen Mother's birthday is coming, and I am studying how to celebrate, it was the concubines who went to ask for peace, but it happened that the emperor wanted to ask about it, so they were all at the Queen Mother. That's right. Your little daughter-in-law. Isn't it pretty? Zheng Zhong asked him jokingly.

Zuo Tianqi blushed and said: "She is beautiful, and she has a cheerful personality, and she is a family of doctors." A good ability to heal people with one hand. ”

Zheng Zhong laughed again, "Look, the old slave asked, and there was a basket of compliments." It's really a lover's eye! ”

The two of them walked quickly, and in a blink of an eye, they saw the Jiade Hall where the Queen Mother was. The tall temple shone golden in the sunlight. For some reason, Zuo Tianqi's heart suddenly beat fast, as if there was some premonition waiting for him that he didn't know.

Empress Dowager Dou was in a good mood today, so she was accompanied by the concubines. Let's make small talk about family things. Seeing Zheng Zhong coming in, he smiled unconsciously and said, "Da Changqiu has also rushed here on official business, you don't want the mourning family and the Yin nobles to rest." Look at these delicate flower-like concubines, you feel embarrassed even if you are old and immortal. "In a word. Everyone laughed.

Zheng Zhong hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live the emperor, the queen mother is a thousand years old, although the old slave has seen so many flowers, but he looks at the queen mother is the most colorful peony, the old slave is not good, it is a dog's tail grass." When he said this, the crowd burst into laughter again.

Liu Zhao laughed the most happily and said: "You are an old guy with a greasy mouth, and you still have a dog's tail grass, I don't think you are even grass, at most you are a piece of mud!" ”

Everyone laughed again, and Empress Dowager Dou said: "In the past, Zheng Zhong was the most serious, with an old-fashioned face, why is it a joke now?" ”

"The emperor and the queen mother, the old minister encountered a good thing on the road today, and he was happy in his heart, and his mouth was more lively." Zheng Zhong replied.

"Yo, what's going on? Makes you happy too? Empress Dowager Dou asked.

"When the minister went out, he met Zuo Tianqi of Weiwei Temple, who was talking to himself in the garden, saying how could he see the emperor, the queen mother, and said that he had to let the emperor and the queen mother give marriage. The minister asked him, and he said that he looked at a playmate when he was a child, and he wanted to get married, and there was no one to witness the marriage, if he asked the emperor to give him a marriage, the marriage certificate, the main marriage, and the marriage would be all done. No, the old slave felt that this was just to give the emperor and the queen mother a long face, so he brought him. ”

Liu Zhao smiled when he heard this: "This is a good thing, I still remember that Zuo Tianqi, who is tall and looks good, and he must be a beautiful woman when he comes up, you announce him to come up, I want to ask him." ”

"Whoa!" Zheng Zhong smiled secretly in his heart, the matter was done, three steps and two steps, out of the main hall, saw Zuo Tianqi was walking in the garden, remembered what he said, and felt even more funny, so he said: "It's done, Lord Zuo, follow me in." ”

"Good!" Zuo Tianqi sorted out his clothes and followed Zheng Zhong into the Jiade Palace.

Liu Zhao was stretching his neck to look at Zuo Tianqi, but he glanced at Yin Li, who was sitting next to him, and saw that she was biting her lip tightly, turning her face to the side, with tears in her eyes, and she was about to cry. was about to ask, but heard the Empress Dowager Dou say: "Your Majesty, what's so good about this, isn't it just a marriage!" ”

Liu Zhao was stunned for a moment, and he didn't feel strange in his heart, what a good thing, why did the Queen Mother and the Yin nobles have such expressions?

Just thinking about it, Zuo Tianqi had already walked in, dressed in a bright military uniform, looking even more handsome and handsome.

Liu Zhao was disturbed by Empress Dowager Dou and Yin Li, and he was not happy, so he asked with a straight face: "Zuo Tianqi, why did you think of letting me give you a marriage, is it just to sell your reputation and get a good word?" ”

Zuo Tianqi was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, don't hide it, the minister's father is called Zuo Sheng, and he is an imperial historian, does the emperor still remember?" ”

Liu Zhao's heart moved, and he remembered an old man with a kind face, so he nodded and said, "I remember!" ”

"Does the emperor remember how his father died?"

"This-" Liu Zhao glanced at the Empress Dowager Dou and did not speak, he understood in his heart that Zuo Sheng was killed by Dou Xian's party because of the impeachment of Dou Xian in the book, and the family was implicated. If it comes to this matter, he does owe a lot to those who were framed by the Dou family, although he put down the rebellion, but he did not give an explanation to those who were wronged, this is what he did wrong, so he softened his tone and said: "I know! ”

Zuo Tianqi didn't want to pursue the cause of his father's death, but just wanted the emperor to give him a marriage, so he said: "Your Majesty, the Tianqi family suffered a lot from what happened back then, and now that both parents are dead, there are no parents in the hall." And Lu Qingying, who Tianqi wants to marry, is Lu Xiannong, who was praised by the first emperor back then, and called him the national hand of Lu Taiyi. ”

"Imperial Physician Lu, I know that he only treats soldiers for soldiers, but refuses to treat the soldiers once, he is a strange person." Liu Zhao replied.

"Naturally, now that the Lu father and son are in the bitter cold land outside the Saiwai with the general, they can't preside over the wedding for Qing Ying. The emperor is the king, and the king is the father, so the minister dared to ask the emperor for marriage. ”

These words were reasonable and touching, and even Zheng Zhong, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but stretch out his big fingers to admire Zuo Tianqi's wit and intelligence.

Liu Zhao's heart was like a pinprick, and he was so moved that he was about to shed tears, how could such a couple not be perfect, so he said: "I-" just said this, and suddenly heard the Empress Dowager Dou say: "Emperor, don't be busy first." ”

Liu Zhao was stunned for a moment, not knowing what the Empress Dowager Dou was going to say, so he turned his head to look at her. Seeing that her face was sinking like water, there was an ominous sense of desire in her heart, Zuo Tianqi's family was harmed by the Dou family, but the queen mother must be angry with people, but now the situation is out of control.

"Zuo Tianqi, the mourning family asked you, what is Lu Qingying's appearance, how old is this year?" Empress Dowager Dou took a sip of tea unhurriedly and asked.

"Lu Qingying is fifteen years old this year, and she looks extremely beautiful."

"Hehehe!" Empress Dowager Dou sneered a few times and said, "Don't you know the rules of the court?" Any girl who has not left the cabinet and has not entered the palace to choose a concubine is not allowed to marry. ”

"That's why the minister asked the emperor to give him a marriage." Zuo Tianqi replied.

"Your Majesty, what do you see? Is it the rules of the imperial court that are important, or is it important to fulfill a small temple? Empress Dowager Dou's voice was slow, but she had already revealed her murderous intentions, and her fingers quickly touched the ring of the chrysanthemum, which was a precursor to fire.

Zheng Zhongjiu observed the words and expressions in the palace and saw that something was not quite right. But at this moment, I couldn't interject, and I was so anxious that I was sweating profusely.

Liu Zhao glanced at the Empress Dowager Dou and knew that something bad was going to happen today, so he had the heart to help Zuo Tianqi, so he said: "Zuo Qing, it's not appropriate to discuss this matter today, it was originally the birthday of the Empress Dowager, you inserted a matter in the middle, which made people block, Zheng Zhong, you take Lord Zuo down first, and then discuss this matter another day." ”

"Wait!" A coquettish voice said suddenly. Yin Li has been looking at a string of jade beads wrapped around the white Hao wrist red golden lotus bracelet, transparent and warm, uniform without the slightest variegation, blue and faint like a pool of flowing green water, if it is taken to the sun, there will be a pattern of water waves like white light marks, like the feathers of a peacock. It was brought to her by the nurse when she was dying, and after the nurse died, she kept wearing it on her wrist, just reminding herself that the revenge had not been avenged. One is the Empress Dowager Dou, and the other is Zuo Tianqi. Now that the two enemies are here, she can't afford to provoke the Empress Dowager Dou, at least not yet, but she can still deal with Zuo Tianqi.

"Lord Zuo, since you want the emperor to give you a marriage, you have to let us see how your little daughter-in-law is, bring it into the palace tomorrow, the palace and the emperor want to see, if it is to our liking, we will agree to give marriage, if it is not to our liking, your little daughter-in-law will wait for a year to choose a concubine!" Yin Li's voice was gentle, but it was extremely gloomy, and Liu Zhao shuddered when he heard it, I don't know how this noble man who has always been gentle and petty by his side suddenly became so terrifying.

"Whoa!" Zuo Tianqi gave a salute and retreated lightly with Zheng Zhong. He wasn't afraid, Sakura was such a beautiful and brave girl, she could withstand any test. (To be continued)