Zhao Xu and the others did not return to the palace until midnight.

Zhao Ji, the little bastard, was already tired, lying on Zhao Xu's back, sobbing his mouth, and sleeping soundly.

Zhao Xu carried him on his back and entered the palace gate.

Back in the Funing Palace, Zhao Xu put Zhao Ji in his dormitory, and then came out and said to Chen Pi: "After Meng Tang's recital is sent, pay attention to the reaction of the political affairs hall. ”

Chen Pi was a little nervous and said, "Official, the Empress Dowager will definitely disagree with this matter." ”

Who doesn't know in the Great Song Dynasty that the Empress Dowager is the most 'abiding by the ancestral system and abiding by the law of etiquette', and Concubine Zhu wants to be crowned as the queen mother, which is against the law of etiquette.

Zhao Xu didn't care, and he didn't explain, turned to Chu You, and said, "The palace gate is optimistic, especially near the Zichen Palace, give me strict guards." ”

Zichen Hall is the place where the Song Dynasty will meet.

Chu You raised his hand and said, "Yes." ”

Zhao Xu looked at the moonlight above his head, which was not bright, and thought carefully for a while, and suddenly said, "It's more than ten today?" ”

Chen Pi said: "Official, today is the thirteenth. ”

Zhao Xu sighed, his eyes flashed slightly, and said, "The day after tomorrow, it is the New Year's Day." ”

Chen Pi's expression suddenly tightened, and his eyes were fixed on Zhao Xu.

The so-called 'synodic day' is the first and fifteenth day of each month, which is the time when the imperial court meets.

Official, what are you going to do in the court?

Zhao Xu straightened his chest, relaxed his sore shoulders, and said, "Did grandmother say it was on schedule?" ”

Chen Pi felt a little uneasy in his heart, and stepped forward and said: "Niangniang didn't say it, but Niangniang's illness is not yet well, and she should be suspended." ”

'Leave of absence' refers to the fact that the court officials have a holiday and do not have to be on duty, which now means that the Empress Dowager Gao will suspend the court meeting.

Zhao Xu smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth and said, "The time is just right." Almost, let's go rest. ”

Chen Pi didn't know what the official family was going to do, so he responded nervously.

Chu You was cautious in his words and deeds, and said, "Weichen retreated. ”

Zhao Xu watched the two leave, moved his shoulders again, chuckled, and turned around and walked towards the dormitory.

Since mastering the forbidden army, he is not so worried, and his mood is much more relaxed.

……

Early the next morning, Zhao Xu had a sore back and left the dormitory with dark circles under his eyes.

The palace maids who groomed him were shocked, and the official family was not so withered even when he was sick.

Looking at His Highness Eleventh who was yawning and sleepy-eyed came out, the palace maids were even more stunned.

Zhao Xu washed his face and said angrily: "Hurry up and wash up, and leave quickly after eating." ”

Zhao Ji was still half asleep and wobbly.

Zhao Xu didn't care about him, and after washing up, he went to eat in the middle of the house.

In the middle of the room, Chen Pi looked at Zhao Xu's face and said suspiciously: "Official, what's wrong?" ”

Zhao Xu took a sip of soup and sighed: "Zhao Ji, this little bastard not only kicked the quilt, but also kicked people, I haven't closed my eyes this night." ”

The corners of Chen Pi's face moved, as if he was holding back a smile.

For a long time, Zhao Ji was still half-asleep, came in step by step, and sat next to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu didn't bother to look at him, and ate by himself.

Zhao Ji ate a few bites, then stood up, and said with his eyes open: "I've eaten, I'm going to sleep." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and walked away.

Zhao Xu kicked over and said, "Go back to where you slept!" ”

Zhao Ji was excited, his eyes opened, he looked up at the front, turned his head again, and was stunned when he saw Zhao Xu, and said blankly: "Guanjia, why are you here?" ”

Zhao Xu squinted his eyes, and his expression was not good.

Zhao Ji's eyes suddenly widened, he sat back again, reached out and grabbed a steamed bun, and said excitedly: "I remember, the official family took me on a cruise last night, well, it's delicious......"

boom

Zhao Xu kicked directly and knocked Zhao Ji to the ground with a stool.

Zhao Ji got up with a bony start, still holding a steamed bun in his mouth, got up and ran out of the door.

Zhao Xu was angry, glared at Chen Pi and said, "Didn't you remind me last night that I would hang this little bastard for a night when I came back?" Why didn't you alert me? ”

Chen Pi was stunned, how did he get here?

Last night, the official family came back with His Highness Eleventh on his back, and he was cautious on the way for fear of waking him up, how could I remind him?

Immediately, Chen Pi hurriedly laughed and said, "The villain knows that he is wrong." ”

Zhao Xu snorted and continued to eat.

After waiting for a while, Chen Pi looked outside and said in a low voice: "Official, when the Zhongshu Province opens the door later, the villain will let people send Meng Tang's recital book over." Official, are there any other arrangements? ”

Zhao Xu looked at the dishes on the table, thought for a while, and said, "No, let's do it." By the way, I'll go to Xiao Niang's later, the thirteenth brother and the tenth sister have all gone. ”

Chen Pi looked at Zhao Xu cautiously and reminded: "Official, there may be some things today. ”

Zhao Xu and others entered and exited the Qinglou, as a Great Song Dynasty official, the outer court would not allow Zhao Xu to have such a 'moral stain', let alone a second time. What's more, there is also Meng Tang's recital.

Zhao Xu was not afraid of the actions of the outer court, he was afraid of a pool of stagnant water, and said indifferently: "Just keep an eye on it." ”

Chen Pi became more and more unable to see through Zhao Xu, and worked harder to adapt to his role, standing aside and not talking much.

Zhao Xu finished breakfast, read a book in the study for a while, and then went to the Kangning Palace.

When Concubine Zhu saw him coming, she was so happy that she made soup with her own hands, and took out more than ten pieces of clothes that she forgot to give to Zhao Xu last time.

Zhao Xu was holding clothes of different sizes, looking at some dense wounds on Concubine Zhu's fingers, her heart was greatly shaken, she was moved and uncomfortable, and she kept talking to Concubine Zhu with a smile about what she would be happy to hear.

Concubine Zhu pulled Zhao Xu tightly with both hands, her eyes were red, her gentle face was full of joy, and she resisted the urge to cry.

She didn't want Zhao Xu to be uncomfortable.

For a long time, Concubine Zhu called Zhao Tong and Zhao You'e up, washed them and brought them to see Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu didn't see his younger siblings many times, so he was very rusty, and took out the prepared gifts for them.

The two little guys didn't answer, and Qi Qi turned his head to look at Concubine Zhu.

Concubine Zhu hurriedly said: "The official family gave it, don't worry about it." ”

The two little guys took it at this time, and then saluted: "Xie Guan's family." ”

Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, such two seven or eight-year-old children could still have such a number of etiquette without growing up with their mother, which shows that they have received a lot of 'education'.

Zhao Xu opened his mouth to say something, and was as close to them as possible.

Concubine Zhu watched from the sidelines, feeling very pleased. She thought about it day and night, and thought about it in her heart, and finally there was a day when her wish was fulfilled.

When Zhao Xu's family was enjoying the joy of family, the Imperial City's internal affairs hall received two tricky scripts at this time.

Qin Bing, a member of the middle school, looked at these two books, his expression changed again and again, and he still sent them to Lu Dafang's duty room.

Lu Dafang was old, sitting on a chair and looking at the recital in front of him, motionless, as if he was asleep.

Qin Bing knew that Zai Zhi had not slept, so he stepped forward lightly and said, "Xianggong, there are two notebooks here, please take a look at them." ”

Lu Dafang raised his head, glanced at him, slowly raised his hand to take it, and opened his hands with some trembling.

The first is the recital of the Imperial Historical Observatory, which is directly given to Zhao Xu, and it is the "exhortation" for his appearance in such a 'beautiful place' as Hengwu Building yesterday.

Lu Dafang was silent for a while, and said in a hoarse voice: "Copy a copy to the Empress Dowager, this one, send it to Funing Palace." ”

The recital of Zhongshu Province almost never went to the Funing Palace, and Qin Bing said with some hesitation: "Xianggong, is it for the official family?" ”

Lu Dafang had already opened the second way, and said in a tone without waves: "Who will you give to the official family if you advise the official family?" ”

Qin Bing knew what was going on in the palace in the past few days, and vaguely noticed the subtle changes in the imperial city, and bowed down lightly.

Lu Dafang looked at this in his hand expressionlessly, this is the recital of Meng Tang and requesting the canonization of Concubine Zhu as the queen mother.

Lu Dafang looked at it for a while, raised his eyelids to look at Qin Bing, and said, "You haven't seen this playbook. ”

As he spoke, he put it in his drawer.

Qin Bing was taken aback and said: "Xianggong, this Meng Tang is Meng Meiren's younger brother, and Meng Meiren is going to be the queen!" ”

In the past, he didn't care about Meng Tang's script, but now it is different, if Meng Meiren is established, the status of the Meng family will be extraordinary. Moreover, he felt that the purpose of such a playbook on the Meng family was not pure!

Paying a vow to the Queen Mother and praying for the blessing of the Great Song Dynasty was a day ago!