Gao Zhen took care of a few important matters in the Guangping Palace, and after a night, he came to the Jiannan Hou Mansion early in the morning.

Zhao Xiu was accompanying Zhang to breakfast, and he was very surprised to see him coming. Gao Zhen smiled very well-behaved at Zhang: "I left the palace early in the morning, and I had to rush back to the palace, and I turned to the house halfway to have something to do, and I didn't have time to have breakfast in a hurry." I wonder if the old lady would mind appreciating the younger generation's breakfast? ”

Of course, Zhang didn't mind, and invited him to sit down with a smile, opened a table in the room, served him a hot breakfast, and persuaded him to eat more.

She asked Gao Zhen what he was going to do when he came over, could it be to find Zhao Wei: "Brother Wei hurriedly ate something early in the morning and went to the yamen, only less than half an hour away from you, which is really unfortunate." If there is something important, I will call him back? ”

Of course, Gao Zhen knew that Zhao Wei had left the house half a quarter of an hour ago, and he didn't say anything, and said with a smile: "I'm not here to find Brother Wei, I'm here to ask Sister Zhao for a favor." I was chatting with my grandmother in the palace, and I accidentally mentioned that my sister had translated some of the travelogues of Westerners into her own language, which was quite interesting. My grandmother was very interested, so I wanted to come over and ask my sister to borrow it. Also, didn't my sister paint a lot of landscape paintings in Jiangnan? The emperor's grandmother also went to Jiangnan in the past, and now she misses it very much, but she can't go. I wanted to show her my sister's paintings, as a token of her wishes. ”

Zhao Xiu was surprised. She has painted a lot of sketches, but her level is only okay in the boudoir, and she is far from the masterpieces of famous artists. How many famous Jiangnan landscape paintings are there in the palace, why does the Queen Mother need to see her paintings?

She hesitated: "That's just my practice, I'm afraid it's too rough......"

Gao Zhen didn't care: "I know that my sister is painting while watching, and the paintings are all real scenes." Isn't this the kind of scenery that the imperial grandmother wants to see? My sister doesn't have to worry, although the imperial grandmother has also watched many famous paintings in the palace on weekdays, what she wants to see is not a painting, but a scene. ”

Zhao Xiu understood, so he smiled: "If the Queen Mother doesn't dislike my paintings for being rude, it will naturally be my honor." It's just that I've drawn a lot along the way, which ones should I choose? Or...... Just choose the ones painted by the West Lake? ”

Gao Zhen said: "It's okay, if there are paintings of Jiading or the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, it doesn't matter." If Sister Zhao can't make up her mind, I'll pick it myself in a while, right? Does my sister mind? ”

Zhao Xiu naturally didn't mind, Zhang looked at her, then at Gao Zhen, and said with a smile: "How can you mind?" The prince has to pick a good one for a while, don't pick the bad one, and call the queen mother to laugh at Sister Xiu. ”

Zhao Xiu led Gao Zhen to his yard with a red face. Seeing the girl following her a foot away, she couldn't hear what she was saying, so Zhao Xiu whispered to Gao Zhen: "Your excuse is too obvious, grandmother must have seen it!" ”

Gao Zhen looked at her with a smile: "What did she see?" What does this excuse mean? ”

Zhao Xiu's face flushed and glared at him fiercely, but that look was not shocking, but made Gao Zhen laugh deeper.

Most of Zhao Xiu's paintings in Jiangnan are still in boxes, and only a dozen or so are relatively satisfactory, and some of them are temporarily hung on the wall of the room, or given to friends. At this time, Gao Zhen wanted to choose a painting, so she could only take out all the better paintings, and ordered Liu Lu to open the box and take the paintings.

When the girls were busy, Gao Zhen gently pulled the corner of Zhao Xiu's sleeve, and quickly walked to the uninhabited place under the porch. Zhao Xiu hesitated, feeling that outdoor is better than indoors, there are still so many people in the yard, what is she afraid of? Then he also went out, sat down on the fence under the porch, and said angrily, "Tell me, what is there to find me?" ”

If he didn't have anything serious to say, he wouldn't have to come to this place. This kind of place is not a good place to take advantage of the little girl.

Gao Zhen hesitated a little, and said after a while: "Say goodbye today, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you for some days." You...... You don't have to worry too much about me. I am very good in the palace and I am also very good in the palace. My father is all right. If anything, I'll have Inkwell come and tell you. ”

Didn't you tell this a long time ago? Why do you have to say it again?

Zhao Xiu only thought that he needed to stay in the palace until the first lunar month: "Who would worry about you?" I want to know more about how the prince's eyes are cured? ...... from the hospital," she paused, "didn't there be a moth?" ”

Gao Zhen smiled: "No, the emperor's mother is staring at herself, who dares to come out of the moth?" Fools would do tricks like this. However, those imperial doctors saw that Dr. Ye had good medical skills, but he was young, and he was always a little uncomfortable. Every time Dr. Ye came up with a new prescription, they always had to discuss it over and over again, and they dropped their schoolbags for a long time, but they couldn't change the medicine. The imperial grandmother is also annoyed with them now, and she is bent on using Dr. Ye. My father's eyes were very good, and when he changed the dressing yesterday, he could already faintly see the figure walking within three feet in front of him, but he couldn't see clearly. ”

Zhao Xiu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great!" If this continues, it is estimated that the prince will be able to completely regain his sight next year! ”

Gao Zhen was also very happy in his heart, but he didn't forget his intention to come today, and took advantage of Zhao Xiu's good mood, and hurriedly seized the opportunity to say: "There is nothing to do in the palace, I will stay with my father for a little longer." The affairs of the palace are taken care of by the king's chief and subordinate officials, and they will also take care of the rituals at the end of the year, so you don't have to worry. If you want to do the salute, just do the old thing. If you hear that someone who doesn't know what to do is gossiping there, don't pay attention to it. ”

Zhao Xiu was confused: "What gossip?" Who's gossiping? She was a little worried: "You mean...... Is anyone gossiping about us? ”

Gao Zhen shook his head and said, "The second cousin of the Zhong family has arrived in the capital, and he originally only brought his mother and sister with him, and there were only one or two henchmen and servants. Unexpectedly, some people's cheeks were already unexpectedly thick-skinned, and when the Zhong family's family heard the news, they hurriedly sent a pair of old servants to rush over, only two days later than the Zhong family's cousin. They came to the door themselves, saying that they had come to serve my second aunt on the orders of my grandmother. The next day, he sent the eldest lady Zhong who led the practice to the door, saying that it was almost the New Year, although the eldest lady was a cultivator, but she had never been a monk, and she could not celebrate the New Year in the nunnery, so please take it in the second room. ”

The residence of Zhong Yayue's mother and son in Beijing is a small mansion arranged by Gao Zhen in advance under the instructions of Mr. Wang, which is located not far from the back street of the palace. Gao Zhen didn't plan to take care of everything, in addition to arranging accommodation, that is, he gave them another 100 taels of silver for daily use, so he didn't bother with anything else. Anyway, the Zhong family has lived in the capital for decades, and they won't leave for a few years, and they don't even know where to buy firewood, rice, oil and salt. Zhong Yayue's mother and son are also very eye-catching, and after thanking them for their kindness, they live behind closed doors, very quietly and low-key, and are dedicated to preparing for Zhong Yayue's February exam.

But Zhong Yazhi was sent outside the gate, and a pair of old servants explained loudly at the door, this person came and went, and the three of them, mother and son, couldn't really turn Zhong Yazhi away, so they had to reluctantly welcome people in. However, after Zhong Yazhi stayed, although she said it nicely, she still lightly revealed her purpose - in order to thank the Guangping Royal Mansion for its kind assistance, she wanted to go to the palace to thank the Guangping King and the prince in person.

Zhong Yayue was too lazy to pay attention to her, and devoted herself to studying hard to prepare for the exam. Mrs. Zhong Er was so angry that she didn't want to pay attention to her, but she ordered her family to keep a close eye on her and not allow her to go out. Zhong Yaqing even scolded directly outside the door of the room. The little girl's family doesn't know too many swearing, but she is ruthless enough. But in the more than two years that Zhong Yazhi has been leading the practice, he has probably cultivated thickly, and he is not moved at all. The two old servants also tried to hand over the post to the palace for her, but without Zhong Yayue coming forward, the palace ignored it.

Gao Zhen finally went back to the palace, in addition to taking care of urgent affairs, he also wanted to visit the mother and son of the second room of the Zhong family. Hearing that Zhong Yazhi was also back, he suddenly lost interest, and only asked Mr. Wang to take care of Zhong Yayue's mother and son. If Zhong Yazhi makes a lot of noise, he will directly drive people out of the door. That house is a royal property, and it was originally only intended to receive Zhong Yayue's mother and son, but she didn't have her share.

However, Gao Zhen also considered that he was in the palace, the news was inconvenient, and the movement was even more inconvenient, in case Zhong Yazhi was in trouble again, and some boring gossip was spread, so it would be bad for Zhao Xiu to misunderstand, so he specially came over to remind him.

Zhao Xiu was speechless after hearing this: "What is there to misunderstand me?" I'm even more curious, how did she have the face to come back? And still don't give up on you? Does she think that if you are willing to raise the second room of the Zhong family now, you will open up to her? How naïve is that thought?

Gao Zhen smiled, he actually didn't take Zhong Yazhi seriously, but there are some things in the world that are always better guarded against.

He also brought another news to Zhao Xiu: "Uncle Wang and Concubine Fenyang will arrive in Beijing in two days after tomorrow." I heard that the concubine was infected with wind chill on the road, so the trip was delayed. However, their group is not public, and many people in Beijing don't know about it. The Fenyang Palace, in Beijing, is not far from the Hou Mansion. If you are free, you can also go over and pay a visit, or just hand over the post to say hello. The old lady didn't go for the time being, it was too cold. The princess of Fenyang took a short rest, invited the imperial doctor to check the pulse, and probably went to the palace to live. The Imperial Grandmother has been talking about this for a long time. ”

Zhao Xiu was very surprised: "They have finally arrived!" I'm still wondering, didn't you say you were going to come to the New Year's pilgrimage? It's not there yet. It turned out that the concubine was sick on the road. In this case, I sent someone to the door of the palace to star, and when I saw the concubine and the king of Fenyang entering the palace, I handed over the post to greet him. ”

Liu Lu and the others found all the paintings and invited Zhao Xiu and Gao Zhen to choose them. Gao Zhen looked around, picked out the landscape paintings of West Lake, Jiading and other places painted by Zhao Xiu, and selected a few sketches of riverbank scenery painted on the boat, and took a book of missionary notes about the customs and customs of Nanyang translated by Zhao Xiu, and said goodbye to Zhao Xiu and Zhang's and returned to the palace. (To be continued.) )