After leaving Jinyiwei Prison, Zhang Lingyang was not in a hurry to return to the palace, but took a car to Zhang Qiongxue's mansion.

When passing by an imperial store, Zhang Lingyang suddenly shouted to stop, and then got out of the car and selected a few good pieces of jewelry in the store, before taking the car again.

Originally, above the gate of Wang Qin's mansion, a plaque of Zhang's mansion had been hung.

As for the subordinates of the original mansion, they had already fled shortly after Wang Qin's death.

Now the subordinates in the mansion are all sold by Sun Sheng from the villages on the outskirts of Beijing, and they are all honest and reliable people who know the details of the family.

Originally, Zhang Lingyang thought that when he entered this mansion again, his mood would be very complicated.

But this time has really come, but Zhang Lingyang's mood is very calm.

Zhang Lingyang arrived, and Zhang Qiongxue and the other nine women naturally went out of the house to greet them.

After getting out of the car, Zhang Lingyang didn't look at the other nine women, and went straight to Zhang Qiongxue.

As soon as he grabbed Zhang Qiongxue's soft and boneless jade hand, Zhang Lingyang went straight inside.

Walking into the backyard with Zhang Qiongxue, after wandering around, he came to the hall, and after sitting down, Zhang Lingyang turned his head to look at Zhang Qiongxue and asked: "Several yards in the backyard are well decorated, which yard do you choose?" ”

Zhang Qiongxue replied: "The courtyard in the east." ”

"Oh? Why did you choose that yard? Zhang Lingyang asked.

Zhang Qiongxue replied: "The scenery in that courtyard is the best, and it is also the most secluded place in the whole house, and the people like it very much." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang nodded and said, "It's good if you like it." ”

I talked to Zhang Qiongxue for a while, and it was already noon.

Zhang Lingyang looked at the sky outside and said, "You used to live in Yangzhou, and you have become accustomed to the eating habits over there. ”

"I ordered Sun Sheng to send a cook to the mansion to cook Huaiyang cuisine, and I think I have already arrived in the mansion. It's noon now, so you might as well let the cook show his hands, and you'll see if you're not satisfied. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Half an hour later, the cook finished the meal, Zhang Qiongxue picked up the chopsticks and tasted the food on the table one by one, and then put down the chopsticks.

Seeing this, Zhang Lingyang, who was gobbling up next to him, frowned, put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked at Zhang Qiongxue and asked, "But you are not satisfied with the food?" I will order Sun Sheng to replace you with a better one. ”

"No!" Zhang Qiongxue hurriedly got up and shook her head and said, "The maiden is very satisfied with this meal. ”

"Then why didn't you take a few bites?" Zhang Lingyang asked with a frown.

"The people's appetite has always been very small, and it is not about the cook." Zhang Qiongxue explained.

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang stopped asking, picked up the chopsticks and devoured them again.

After eating, Zhang Lingyang ordered someone to call the other nine women.

Looking at the group of warblers and swallows in the hall, Zhang Lingyang did not feel a trace of heartbeat.

On the contrary, Zhang Lingyang stared at them coldly and said: "In the future, Qiong Xue will be the master of this mansion, you have to serve well, if I find out that you dare to disobey the yang and the yin, I will not spare it!" ”

After giving them a dismount, Zhang Lingyang naturally gave them another reassurance, "If any of you behaves well and can make Qiong Xue happy or satisfied, I don't mind satisfying some of your small requests." ”

Hearing this, the nine women showed wonderful looks on their faces, and they secretly looked at Zhang Lingyang with bright eyes.

Seeing this, Zhang Lingyang felt a chill in his heart, feeling that he had been stripped naked, standing here naked, letting the woman look at him.

After playing with Zhang Qiongxue in the backyard of Zhang's mansion for more than an hour, Zhang Lingyang left the mansion and boarded the car and headed towards the palace.

When Zhang Lingyang's carriage disappeared, one of the nine women was wearing a pink dress and a convex figure, and said, "Qiong Xue, it seems that this son is obviously very worried about you!" ”

"Where? My sister laughed. Although she said this, Zhang Qiongxue's face was flushed.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Zhang Lingyang saw Sun Sheng hurriedly running over from the Heart Cultivation Palace.

When he came to Zhang Lingyang's side, Sun Sheng invited a peace, and said: "Long live the lord, the queen mother is waiting for you to come back in the Heart Cultivation Palace!" ”

"The queen mother arrived at the Heart Cultivation Hall in the morning, no matter how the slaves persuaded her, the queen mother just refused to leave!"

"Then why did the queen come?" Zhang Lingyang frowned, his steps did not stop, and he strode towards the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"The slave thinks that the queen must have known about Qin Sijie, and she is here to intercede for Qin Sijie!" Keeping up with Zhang Lingyang's pace, Sun Sheng guessed.

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang's steps couldn't help but pause, and then nodded silently, and walked quickly towards the Heart Cultivation Palace.

As soon as he entered the gate of the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, Zhang Lingyang saw that Queen Wang was walking back and forth in the hall, her expression full of anxiety.

Seeing the emperor's return, the queen was anxious to salute, and was supported by Zhang Lingyang, "The queen is pregnant, so let's avoid these false courtesies!" ”

While speaking, Zhang Lingyang took Queen Wang's hand and came to the bed by the window and sat down next to each other.

"Why are the queen's hands a little cold?"

Seeing that the queen's hands were cold, Zhang Lingyang frowned, and then raised his head and scolded the palace maids and eunuchs serving in the palace: "Bastard, haven't you seen the queen's body cold, why don't you hurry up and move the charcoal fire here?" ”

After the two little eunuchs carried the charcoal brazier to the queen not far away, Zhang Lingyang waved his hand and asked the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace to withdraw from the palace of heart cultivation.

Then, Zhang Lingyang asked: "I heard that the queen came to the Heart Cultivation Hall early in the morning, I don't know why she came?" ”

Empress Wang looked at Zhang Lingyang, with a bit of pleading in her eyes, "The concubine heard that the concubine's cousin behaved disorderly during his tenure in Yangzhou, and he also came with those salt merchants.

The concubine knew that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and she had no face to see the emperor, but the emperor, Qin Sijie was the cousin of the concubine.

The concubine didn't dare to excuse her cousin's crime, but hoped that the emperor could spare Qin Sijie's life in the face of the concubine and the dragon fetus in her womb. ”

So saying, the queen wanted to get up and kneel.

The fetus in the queen's womb is already seven or eight months old, how could Zhang Lingyang let the queen kneel down and salute at every turn?

Therefore, without waiting for Queen Wang to get up, Zhang Lingyang pressed Queen Wang's shoulder and said: "Queen rest assured, after the investigation of the case in Yangzhou is clear, no matter how big the case is committed by Qin Sijie, as long as it is not involved in the rebellion, I will definitely give him a way to live!" ”

"The concubine thanked the emperor!" Seeing Zhang Lingyang's assurance, Queen Wang was moved to tears.

"Okay, let's be husband and wife, you don't have to thank you at every turn!"

patted Queen Wang's little hand, and saw that Queen Wang's face was a little pale, Zhang Lingyang's brows wrinkled slightly.

"Sun Sheng, go and invite Imperial Physician Li to take the pulse of the queen!"

shouted outside the hall, Zhang Lingyang turned around and comforted Queen Wang, persuading her to relax her mind and raise the baby with peace of mind.