The sandalwood in the Ciqing Palace is curling, warm as spring, and the Empress Dowager Cisheng holds a rosary in her hand and sits on the top of the Ming Huang brocade futon. She was no more than forty years old, with a plump figure, well-maintained, and no wrinkles on her white and smooth face, like a blooming rose, which was the most attractive time for a woman.

Behind her stood a pale blue shadow, slim and elegant, with a delicate face but a frosty face, it was Chen Monian's unforgettable "Aunt Qi".

Zhu Yijun sat on the pestle in front of the Empress Dowager Cisheng, remembering the flashing crimson on her face that day when she told Siqi that she had a crush on her, and the anger of stamping her feet and gritting her teeth, she couldn't help but smile, and couldn't help but glance at her, but saw her staring intently at the rosary in the queen mother's hand, not looking at herself, couldn't help but be bored, and took her eyes back.

"Listening to Qi'er, Su Song was flooded, starved all over the wilderness, and suffered countless deaths and injuries...... Nan no Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva...... At today's court meeting, do the auxiliary ministers have a good plan? ”

"In the past few years, the weather has been abnormal, and disasters have followed one case after another......" Zhu Yijun heard the queen mother ask about this, and immediately got up, got up and personally helped the queen mother up from the futon, helped her to sit on the bed, and personally took a rhubarb pillow for her to lean on her back, while not forgetting to speak: "...... Fortunately, Taishi Zhang's reform in recent years has been quite effective, and there is surplus grain in the treasury, but it is not overstretched, I have ordered the lower side to open a warehouse to release grain, to help the victims, and also issued an order to exempt the Susong area from taxes this year. ”

"The emperor is merciful, Li Shu is very lucky!" The Empress Dowager recited the Amitabha Buddha in a low voice, and there was a holy light on her beautiful face. After reading this, she frowned and said: "The people below are flies and dogs, the good and the bad are uneven, it is the kindness of the emperor to help the victims, you have to find a reliable coordinator, don't let them bluff." ”

"Originally, I was interested in Mr. Shen Guide (Shen Li), the head of the Hanlin Academy, but later Mr. Shen (Shen Shixing) recommended Li Zhi, the imperial history of Jiangxi Province, and this person was upright, and I had heard of it, so I agreed...... There were some new students recruited in the inner study hall, and they couldn't do without Mr. Shen for a while. ”

"The person recommended by Mr. Shen is naturally not wrong," the Empress Dowager nodded, "As for Mr. Shen, he taught you knowledge in the past, and now he is already the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and you still let him teach those little eunuchs, but it is a bit overkill." ”

Zhu Yijun sighed and said: "Mr. Shen is too upright, when the Taishi was there, he obviously won the trust of the Taishi, the Taishi was seriously ill, and the civil and military went to visit, but it was just human nature, and Mr. Shen did not visit." That's not all, even I, the emperor, have endured it several times...... He had some problems with Mr. Shen, and even with Wang Guoguang, he didn't like him, and I couldn't help it, so I let him go to the inner study hall to teach. Now Wang Guoguang has returned to his hometown, and after a while, I will find him a suitable position in a while. ”

"Hmm!" The Empress Dowager nodded, and while motioning for Yiqi to serve Zhu Yijun a bowl of ginseng soup, she said: "Speaking of the Inner Book Hall, a few days ago, the Mourning Family chatted with Sister Chen of Cining Palace (Empress Dowager Rensheng, Zhu Yijun's mother), speaking of those palace maids, they also want to read and write, and the Mourning Family pondered whether to open up a place for them in the Inner Study Hall and pick up smart and studious palace maids. I don't know what the emperor thinks? ”

A woman is virtuous if she is not talented, Zhu Yijun disagreed with the queen mother's proposal, but it was not good to refuse directly, nodded and said: "The queen mother's intentions are very kind, but you also know that those imperial historians in the outer court, after all, this move is unprecedented, they must inevitably make noise, I have to discuss it with Mr. Zhang (Zhang Siwei) Mr. Shen before making a decision." ”

"What the emperor said is that the mourning family is too simple, you discuss it with those auxiliary ministers, it will work, and if it doesn't work, you don't have to force it."

"Yes!" Zhu Yijun nodded, looked out the window, saw that the sun had sunset, got up and retired: "It's not early, Erchen still wants to go to Cining Palace to ask for peace...... I heard that the queen mother worships the Buddha until late at night today, Siqi, so that she is waiting, don't let the queen mother be tired. ”

The Empress Dowager waved her jade hand like a spring onion: "The mourning family knows, isn't the emperor going to Cining Palace, hurry up!" ”

Zhu Yijun went out, and the Queen Mother leaned on the bed and said to Siqi: "The mourning family is a little tired, and if you want to rest for a while, you can go down too." ”

Siqi agreed, pulled over a thin quilt and covered the queen mother, and then tiptoed back.

Out of the palace gate, a little girl in a green dress greeted her, grabbed Siqi's arm, and whispered as she walked down the steps: "Sister asked us to inquire about everything we have asked us to inquire about, that little fire is called Chen Mo, Gao Zhong's mansion, is Chen Ju's godson, and he has just been sent to the inner study hall to study." I heard that as soon as he went, he made a big splash, and memorized the book boss that Shen Li asked him to memorize word for word, he was smart and studious, and several masters of the Hanlin Academy praised him, but Shen Li, who seemed to have an opinion about him, left him with a lot more homework every day than other students......"

The little girl's name is Chun Tao, and she chattered and told Siqi all the brains she inquired about, she spoke quickly and quickly, and her voice was crisp and pleasant, more pleasant than the call of the oriole bird: "We also heard that Chen Mo is very good-looking, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and flowers dotted between his eyebrows, and his speech is different from other fathers-in-law, crisp and loud...... By the way, Sister Liu of Kunning Palace has met Chen Mo once, you two have a good relationship, if you don't believe it, you can ask her. ”

When Chun Tao spoke, her eyes were shining, her pretty face was crimson, and she looked excited, Siqi couldn't help but laugh when she saw it, and coughed lightly before she regained her face: "Ask her what she does?" Chen Mo: Right? Who he is, and what does it have to do with us? It's you, how many times have you been talked, the harem is heavy, pay attention to your demeanor, look at your run, let the aunt in charge see that it will be another board......"

"With my sister here, we're not afraid!" Chun Tao tilted her head and smiled at Siqi, looking lazy, Siqi couldn't do anything about her.

"Okay, don't mention that Chen Mo in the future...... Gonggong Zhang asked someone to send some oranges, you send some to Cining Palace and Kunning Palace, just say that the Queen Mother asked you to send them, go. ”

Chun Tao nodded in agreement, and watched Siqi go away, and couldn't help but pouted and muttered: "If you want to ask someone to inquire about Chen Mo, now that we have inquired, and said that it has nothing to do with you, what do you mean?" ”

She didn't understand Siqi's thoughts, in fact, Siqi, who returned to the room, didn't understand why she was so angry when she heard Wanli say that someone had a crush, but now that she thinks about it, it's a bit of a fuss. What is Chen Mo's identity, and what is his identity, why bother.

Siqi shook her head and smiled, deciding to leave Chen Mo behind. It's just that after picking up the thread-bound "The Mean" on the table, I remembered that I had overheard the words of the Queen Mother and Wanli about the palace maid entering the inner study hall to study, and I didn't have the heart to read anymore, and looked at the beautiful window flowers pasted on the window lattice and was stunned.