"It's like I'm going to rebel."

"Your unabashed temperament hasn't changed after so many years."

What are you going to do next, although I don't know about official positions, but if you want to be promoted from a six-rank official to an important minister of the country, I'm afraid it's not easy."

Gongsun Jian thought about it and said, this is not only not easy, it is simply as difficult as climbing to the sky, just like a pawn who has become a great general in the blink of an eye.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Jian suddenly smiled, isn't this how he came.

"Do you want me to ask Your Majesty for your life once when I enter the palace?"

Zhao Goutong drank a cup of himself, shook his head and said: "I have my own way, it's better not to let Your Majesty know that you and I are so close for the time being, the most that Gonggong Lu has is to report to Your Majesty that you and I are old friends, that's all." ”

Gongsun Jian comprehended, "I came openly and openly, you are a big rebel who came in secret." ”

"I didn't say that."

Bursts of laughter erupted in the courtyard.

The sky was bright, the two jars of wine rolled down under the table, Wan Rong opened her red eyes that stayed up all night, rubbed her forehead and had a slight headache, she woke up and saw that there was only one husband on the table, and General Gongsun didn't know when he had left.

Wan Rong patted Zhao Goutong, he just shrugged his shoulders slightly, and he didn't mean to get up.

"Husband, go back to your room and sleep."

Zhao Goutong still didn't reply, Wan Rong sighed lightly, she had never seen him drink so much wine, although the two big altars at night were drunk by General Gongsun one and a half jars, but those half jars also had a weight of nearly two catties, on weekdays, these two catties of wine were enough for him to drink for ten days and half a month.

Wan Rong went back to the room and took out a coat and draped it on Zhao Goutong's body, she yawned, took hot water and washed her face, looked more energetic, went to the kitchen and boiled some sobering soup and rice porridge, last night tried the case of two big forces, although it seems to be settled, but who knows if there will be people in trouble in the future, it is a good thing to let the husband wake up early.

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In the early morning, the depths of the palace were extremely secluded, only a few palace maids and eunuchs were yawning, and their spirits who had been on duty all night had already disappeared without a trace, just waiting for the people who changed their values to come over quickly, so that they could go and rest.

In the imperial study, Li Ru has just woken up, and now he doesn't seem to want to have more heirs, only Li Qianmin is enough, so the number of times he goes back to the Fengyi Palace every month is getting less and less, sometimes he is really sleepy, and he falls asleep on the simple couch in the imperial study, and Cheng Yiyue will also take the time to come over and chat with him to solve his problems.

The lord of the harem is actually not so easy to be, the people of the entire harem are more than the number of Beijing officials, and they are very good at fighting in the nest, who is the palace maid and eunuch tonight and has been found out again, and tomorrow there is no little master concubine who can't stand the loneliness of the deep palace and commits suicide by throwing herself into the well. If there is death, there will be life, there will be coming, and the harem will also lose a lot of people from time to time, I don't know if they secretly escaped from the palace or were assassinated, they have to be traced and filled, and the new Zhou palace ladies and actresses are also presided over by the queen's mother, and these trivial matters must be handled by Cheng Yiyue's hands.

One of them, Li Ru was on a whim, and wanted to go to Fengyi Hall to find Cheng Yiyue's grandson, that is, that time, the world slipped the world's big joke, the dignified son of heaven, the co-owner of the world couldn't find the queen, and sent countless eunuchs and palace maids to find it, only to find that the queen was in an inconspicuous room in the deep palace, and was investigating a palace maid who was killed with several old eunuchs.

Li Ru, who knew the thickness, was furious, of course, Li Ru was angry not because of Cheng Yiyue, but because there were many trivial matters in the world, even if the harem was bigger, there were such trivial matters from time to time, even if the decree was issued, the people who served the emperor in the harem, whether it was a concubine or a concubine, a talented person or a nobleman, or a small lord or a promise, all those who were over thirty-five years old would be repatriated, and the palace maids and eunuchs who remained in the pavilion were not allowed to raise more than 30 people, and there was no need to choose palace maids and show girls in the future.

Not only that, Li Ru also specially sent a thousand imperial forest troops to be stationed in the harem, monitoring the harem for twelve hours a day, and anyone who did anything out of the ordinary would be beheaded.

Since then, in addition to dealing with the open and secret battles between the women of the harem, as well as some complicated internal affairs, the queen mother has a lot of time left, and there has never been a scene where the emperor can't find the queen.

Cheng Yiyue didn't sleep earlier than Li Ru tonight, only got up after resting for half an hour at the end of the day, it can be said that she hadn't slept for nearly a night, remembering that she hadn't seen the emperor for another month, and carefully combed her makeup for half an hour, did not wear a luxurious phoenix crown and a golden red bulb, only wore a simple and clean feather coat, and personally rushed to the imperial dining room to make some soup, and hurried to the imperial study when it was time.

The great eunuch Lu Dongshan naturally didn't sleep all night, and it was not early to return to the palace from the county government, and he couldn't sleep for long, so he waited in front of the door of the imperial study early. He is a little strange now, he sometimes does not sleep for two or three days in a row, he is still full of energy and not tired at all, as if he has slept enough every day, and his steps are getting faster and faster, coming and going in the palace for more than 30 years, and he has already calculated the time of the foot, such as from the twelve prison yamen to the imperial study, it takes more than half an hour, and now half an hour has arrived.

Lu Dongshan saw a white shadow walking briskly from a distance, and his stunned kung fu had already walked in front of him.

"Father-in-law Lu, came so early? You have to pay attention to your body, don't get tired, if you are tired, the emperor will have no one to serve. ”

Lu Dongshan hurriedly knelt down, "The slave doesn't know that the queen's mother is far away, and I hope the queen will forgive her sins." ”

Cheng Yiyue smiled and gently lifted up, she was able to fly on the branches and become a phoenix, most of which was due to the credit of this big eunuch, so she also loved Lu Dongshan a lot.

"Father-in-law Lu is exempt, there are still some good supplements in this palace, and I will send someone to you to make up for your body."

Lu Dongshan was flattered, he also liked this heroine very much in his heart, and he was naturally too late to be happy to receive a gift from the queen's mother, so he hurriedly knelt down.

"Thank you for your kindness."

Cheng Yiyue supported his kneeling body, shook his head and said: "Father-in-law Lu doesn't have to be formal when he sees this palace, they are all his own family, and if there is no major event in the future, there is no need to kneel and bow again." ”

Lu Dongshan was grateful, tears rolled in his eyes, "How can this be, you are a phoenix, and the slave is a eunuch, don't dare to be rude to your mother!" It's already very satisfying to receive a gift from the mother, if the mother tortures the slave like this, the slave doesn't even dare to accept the gift. ”

"Father-in-law Lu, look at you, it's okay, it's a great achievement for you to take care of Your Majesty for this palace, besides, you can take good care of Your Majesty by raising your body and bones, right?"

"The minions don't dare."

Cheng Yiyue smiled helplessly, seeing the eunuch's sincere and frightened appearance, she was also soft-hearted, and she couldn't bear to scare him with words anymore.

"Okay, Father-in-law Lu, she can do whatever she asks you to do, the queen is right, why bother."

Lu Dongshan heard this voice and knelt down again, "Long live and say goodbye." ”

Cheng Yiyue looked up at the second floor of the imperial study, Li Ru was lazily lying on the window, looking down with a smile.

"The concubine asks the emperor for peace."

"Come on."

Cheng Yiyue smiled at Lu Dongshan, nodded in greeting, and walked in lightly.

Lu Dongshan breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that it was the queen who was good for him, but he was a eunuch slave, and he would never dare to admit this love.

Cheng Yiyue walked up with a food box, she vaguely remembered the first time she saw His Majesty on the second floor of the imperial study, and she scared Her Majesty a lot, and naturally scared her a lot.

She chuckled, "The concubine made breakfast for Your Majesty, a few hors d'oeuvres and soups, try them." ”

Li Ru handed His Majesty Cheng Yiyue a pair of chopsticks, "Just let these people do it, why bother to work yourself, look at your dark circles, you have stayed up a lot late, and the fat powder can't be filled." ”

Cheng Yiyue had already made two servings, and she hadn't had a meal with Li Rushi for a long time, so she took the chopsticks and said, "It's not like I haven't seen Your Majesty for another month, I think about it tightly." ”

"I have one foot in the ground, and the people are about to succeed to the throne, you are still saying this, are you ashamed."

When Cheng Yiyue heard this, she put down her chopsticks and hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune and longevity!" ”

Li Ru sighed, "I just said it casually, making a fuss, their courtiers are like this, and so are you?" I'm not a man-eating tiger. ”

Cheng Yiyue got up and gently patted Li Ruyi's mouth, causing Li Ruyi to raise her eyebrows.

Cheng Yiyue looked innocent, "Your Majesty is unscrupulous. ”

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, the two of them at this time did not look like the emperor and queen, they were just a plain couple.

The meal was eaten slowly, Cheng Yiyue and Li Ru couldn't bear to break this hard-won tranquility, three plates of small stir-fried vegetables, and half a wooden barrel of soup were all swallowed by Li Ru, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Cheng Yiyue didn't want to stay any longer, it was cute to pout, but there was a slight anger between her eyebrows, she got up and said goodbye, "Fengyi Hall has not had yang energy for a long time, and I hope Your Majesty will have time to move Fengyi Palace." ”

Li Ru laughed loudly: "Yes! In just a few days, I'll be gone after I've taken care of some outside matters. ”

"The concubine is waiting for Your Majesty."

Cheng Yiyue slowly retreated and got out of the imperial study.

Lu Dongshan waited respectfully outside the door, looking at the smile on the queen's face, he also smiled slightly.

"Congratulations to the Queen."

"Father-in-law Lu has worked hard, when the palace returns to the palace, I will send someone to bring it to you."

"Thank you, Queen."

After seeing Cheng Yiyue, the smile on Lu Dongshan's face became solemn, and he walked quickly to the second floor of the imperial study.

Li Ru had already been served by Cheng Yiyue to change clothes and wash, and he didn't need Lu Dongshan anymore, he went straight to the point and said: "Say." ”

Lu Dongshan said quietly: "Sun Laibao did not go to the palace, but instead told Gongsun Jian to enter the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Commander's Mansion sent someone to send 10,000 taels of silver to the county order of the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs......

"Ten thousand taels? A Praetorian Commander has 10,000 taels of silver? ”

Li Ru was furious, "I buckle the rope is ten taels of silver, Sun Qi'an can actually take out ten thousand taels of silver, isn't he even more powerful than me, the emperor!" But last night, I just received a message asking you to help Gongsun Jian secretly, how did you find out about the bribery? ”

"Sun Laibao and Gongsun Jian went to the court, and the slave went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, wanting to inform him secretly, but unexpectedly, the Yamen County Order of the Ministry of Civil Affairs directly put 10,000 taels of silver in front of the minion."

"To be a thief?"

"The slave doesn't look like it, the young man is also quite bold, he didn't hurry when he saw the slave, and told the whole story of the bribery of the commander's mansion, and finally after he interrogated the court, the slave found that the young county magistrate and Gongsun Jian were old friends."

Li Ru said: "Oh? "Old friend, what's your name?" How's the feeling? ”

"Zhao Goutong, Gongsun Jian didn't even know about his marriage, it shouldn't be a deep friendship, the reason why he favored Gongsun Jian, the minion guessed because he might have guessed the identity of the minion."

"Does that mean that you didn't tell him who he was, and he just told him all about the bribe, and he might have guessed something? Sounds like a smart guy. ”

Lu Dongshan nodded and didn't say much.

"But I always feel that I have heard these three words of Zhao Goutong somewhere, do you feel very familiar?"

"The minions don't know."

Li Ru frowned and thought about it, he didn't go anywhere in the palace all day, and the names he heard were just going back and forth to those ministers, but this "Zhao Goutong" was so familiar, it was definitely strange.