"General Song is seriously injured, does Bai Gongzi know about this?" Zhang Shan asked suddenly.

Bai Wuzhan was silent for a moment, but only for a short time, and then Bai Wuzhan put on his trademark smile again.

"I haven't heard of this, I only know that General Song defeated Shangqi without a fight, and he was very brave."

Zhang Shan stroked his palms with satisfaction and smiled: "Qinghan, this kid, is worthy of my Zhang Shan's pick, brave and strategic, and he is really my No. 1 general in Jimo!" ”

The corners of Bai Wuzhan's mouth hooked up a contemptuous smile: "Please also ask General Zhang to bring Wuzhan's congratulations." ”

"This congratulations on the joy of victory, Bai Gongzi will say it himself, why entrust it to you?" Seeing that Bai Wuzhan had already said it twice, and seemed to be very serious, Zhang Shan was puzzled.

Bai Wuzhan shook his head inscrupulably: "Please ask General Zhang for this matter, the emperor is still waiting to see Wuzhan, so he won't talk more with General Zhang." Bai Wuzhan arched his hand and walked towards the hall.

Zhang Shan looked at Bai Wuzhan's back, and became more and more confused. Isn't this Bai Wuzhan always a close friend of General Song? Why is it that now that General Song is injured, he doesn't necessarily have to ask a sentence or two, and Fang Cai himself and the emperor are obviously discussing the rewards that should be given to General Song in the imperial study and the matter of picking up the wind and washing the dust, it is impossible for the father-in-law in charge not to tell Bai Wuzhan, so why did he interrupt his conversation with the emperor knowing about this matter, Zhang Shan looked puzzled, shook his head, and left the imperial study.

"See the emperor without a fight." Bai Wuzhan bowed his hand slightly and saluted.

The emperor stroked his palms and smiled: "No courtesy, no courtesy, how did you want to come to see me today?" "In the past, when he held any banquet or a banquet held by the concubines in the palace, he must invite Bai Wuzhan, but he always excused himself and never refused to go to the banquet, but today he took the initiative to find the imperial study.

"There's something I want to talk to the emperor about." Bai Wuzhan's expression was faint, for the emperor's temperament, sometimes, the queen mother, who was the emperor's biological mother, did not necessarily know as much as him, just because he saw a shadow similar to himself in the emperor.

"Oh?" The emperor looked interested: "Is it the recent strange things in the world?" Or the herb you told me about last time without a war, which can make people temporarily erase their memories? ”

Bai Wuzhan lightly hooked the corners of his lips, sure enough, the emperor has always been quite interested in the strange things in his mouth, if it weren't for being in the royal family, and having a queen mother who competes for power and loves power like the queen mother, the emperor is afraid that he also wants to be like him, get rid of the shackles of the family, and be an idle person who is idle and wild.

Bai Wuzhan shook his head: "That's not the case. ”

The emperor was slightly disappointed when he heard this, but still asked, "What's the matter?" Seeing Wuzhan's serious face, but did he encounter a problem? Could it be that the Bai family is obstructing the fight again? If it is hindered again, I will come forward to make the decision for Wuzhan, and if it is something else, Wuzhan might as well talk about it."

"Rong Wuzhan is a matter of General Song!" Bai Wuzhan knelt down.

The emperor was shocked: "What is this doing without a war?" Get up and talk! Looking at Bai Wuzhan, the emperor seemed to see himself who had not been named the crown prince when he was young, how could he bear to let him kneel under the king's palace.

"I know that you have always been friendly with General Song, and this time General Song has made great contributions, as the emperor of Jimo, I will not treat him badly, you can rest assured", the emperor persuaded: "Get up and speak." ”

"No", Bai Wuzhan raised his head and looked directly into the emperor's gaze: "This is not what Wuzhan wants to say. ”

The emperor's eyes were shocked: "That's?" ”

Bai Wuzhan's thin lips spit lightly, and in just a dozen words, the emperor's face turned pale after hearing it.

In the imperial study, one of the two sat on the palace, and the other knelt on the highness, and talked for a long time......

"The sun is about to set, why hasn't Bai Gongzi come out yet?" The father-in-law in charge paced back and forth, puzzled. The time for this dinner is also approaching, do you want to tell the palace maids to pass the meal, the father-in-law in charge is entangled in his heart, this is the meal, if the emperor hasn't finished talking, won't it be cold again? If the emperor finishes talking in a while, what can I do if I want to eat? Hey, if you go in and ask, wouldn't it be a sin if the emperor and Bai Gongzi were talking about the fun and were interrupted by themselves?! Hey, it's hard to be a father-in-law, and it's even harder to be a father-in-law!

"Hey, Mama, why are you here today? The emperor is talking to Bai Gongzi at the moment, and it is really inconvenient to meet people. "The father-in-law in charge came back wiping his sweat, what is going on today, why are they running to this imperial study one by two?

Mama smiled: "I don't want to see the emperor, I'm here to pass a word on behalf of the queen mother, isn't it dinner time, the queen mother, please come to Zichen Hall for dinner." ”

"Hey, okay", the father-in-law in charge is happy, he is worried about the emperor's dinner, and with the arrangement of the queen mother, he doesn't need to worry about it: "The little one will go and bring a message to the emperor." ”

"Okay, since you have brought the words, I won't go in that grandma, so I will retire first." Mama turned to leave.

Seeing Mama leaving, the father-in-law in charge cleared his throat and pushed open the door of the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites you to dine in Zichen Palace."

"Okay, I got it."

The father-in-law wiped his cold sweat and continued to ask, "Is the emperor going?" ”

"Nonsense, that's my queen mother, I'm definitely going to go!"

The father-in-law swallowed with difficulty: "Yes, the little one knows." ”

Exiting the Zichen Palace, the father-in-law in charge stroked his chest and suppressed the fear in his heart, what's wrong with the emperor? It was fine before, but now it sounds like anger in your voice? Forget it, the father-in-law in charge shook his head, this is not something that he can only manage as a slave.

"Wuzhan is reasonable, I will think about it." The emperor's eyes were gloomy: "However, Wuzhan, haven't you always been good friends with Song Qinghan?" ”

"As long as the emperor knows that Wuzhan will always be on the emperor's side, even if he is not the emperor, it is for Jimo." Bai Wuzhan's gaze was calm, and he let the emperor look at him.

The emperor retracted his gaze: "The Queen Mother invites me to dinner, and you can go with you." ”

Thinking of what happened in the back garden today, Bai Wuzhan could probably guess the Queen Mother's intentions.

Bai Wuzhan shook his head: "There are still medicinal herbs to take care of in the garden, so I won't go without a fight."

"You, you", the emperor smiled helplessly, "I still have a soft spot for those flowers and plants." ”

Bai Wuzhan smiled and was noncommittal. Although the emperor seems to be a little dissatisfied with his lack of love for his career every time, Bai Wuzhan knows in his heart that he is the most reassuring person who clearly does not care about officialdom and lingers on medical skills.

"Retired without a fight." Bai Wuzhan got up and retired.

"Go, go, let's say hello to Bai Qing for me." The emperor waved his hand, not noticing that Bai Wuzhan's face was gloomy the moment he mentioned the word "Bai Qing".

"Yes." Bai Wuzhan responded.

In the Zichen Palace, the Queen Mother was personally arranging the plates and dishes on the table.

"Queen Mother, let the slave do these chores." Mama looked at the Queen Mother busy and hurriedly persuaded.

The Queen Mother gently avoided her grandmother's hand and smiled lovingly.

"How long has the emperor not been to Zichen Palace, these dishes are arranged by the mourning family, besides, do you know what the emperor likes to eat the most?"

Mama: "Okay, the Queen Mother should be careful, don't hurt your hands." After that, he helped the Queen Mother lift her sleeves and handed over the plate.

"The Queen Mother, the emperor is here." The little palace maid outside the Zichen Hall reported.

"Please come in, Emperor." The Queen Mother withdrew her hand and sat on the chair instead, and Mama took the unfinished plate of the Queen Mother and continued to place it.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is invited." The palace maid conveyed.

The emperor nodded, lifted the hem of his clothes, and strode into the Zichen Palace.

"Queen Mother, the son-in-law is here, what is the matter with looking for the son-in-law today?"

The Queen Mother's expression sank slightly: "Can't I find you for dinner if it's okay?" ”

The emperor's face froze, and then he smiled: "My son didn't mean that. ”

The Queen Mother raised her eyes lightly and looked at the emperor, and snorted coldly: "Come and sit down, it must not be easy to deal with palace affairs all day, and you still have to use it well for dinner." ”

"Thank you for your concern, my son understands." The emperor sat down, looked at the table, and found that all the dishes he liked to eat, and he couldn't help but feel a little warm in his heart.

"Thank you to the queen mother, the table is full of my son's favorite food."

The queen softened slightly: "If you like to eat, eat more, use it." After that, he picked up the chopsticks and put a chopstick of sweet and sour pork ribs into the emperor's bowl.

"Let the queen mother eat too." The Emperor raised his hand and motioned for a meal together.

"Okay." The Queen Mother nodded and picked up the chopsticks as well.

Although the meal is at the same table as the mother and son, the two are also polite and courteous, and their posture is decent. The Queen Mother's eyes floated with joy, such a quiet meal, it has not been a long time, thinking of what she was going to say next, the Queen Mother couldn't bear to interrupt such a harmonious scene.

"The mourning family has something to say to the emperor." I can't bear it anymore, but in addition to being the emperor's mother, she is also the queen mother of Jimo, some words, some things, she can't help but be silent.

The emperor's face remained unchanged, as if he had long expected that the Queen Mother had something to say to him, put down the chopsticks, and the emperor cleared his throat.

"The queen mother has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Presumably, it was mostly to persuade him to care more about the affairs of the court or to be wet with rain and dew in the harem, and the emperor already expected it in his heart.

The Queen Mother raised her hand and poured a cup of sour plum soup for the emperor.

"The emperor likes plum wine, but on such a cool day, it is not suitable for drinking", the Queen Mother hid a deep meaning in her eyes: "Some things, some people, even if you like it and want to do it, you have to take into account other things, and restrain your liking for these things, isn't it?" ”

The emperor looked at the sour plum juice in his hand and drank it with a big gulp.

"What the queen mother said is that as the emperor, the son really has to think about it in many ways, so that he can develop Jimo stronger and not let other countries take advantage of it."

The Queen Mother nodded, she had to admit that his son, even though he didn't like to deal with state affairs, had been conscientious since he took office, and he didn't dare to slack off on Jimo.