Worried about Ah Hua, Zeng Rong tested Zhu Heng on the way back to the palace, wondering if the Qian family had included Ouyang Si in the selection of a son-in-law.

After all, Ouyang Si has now become Zhu Heng's husband and Zeng Rong's life-saving benefactor, if the Qian family really has this intention, most of them will agree with Zhu Heng.

Zhu Heng didn't know anything about this matter, but he was suspicious that Zeng Rong was so concerned about this matter.

For a long time, he always felt that Zeng Rong and Ouyang Si must be more than just a life-saving grace, because although Zeng Rong in the early days also tried his best to help him, and they were also familiar with each other and casual, but they always felt that there was something separated from each other.

At first, he didn't understand, and thought that Zeng Rong was trying to capture him.

Later, when he inadvertently found the needle eye on Zeng Rong's wrist, and then found the needle eye and bruise on her leg, he realized that Zeng Rong was by no means playing with any desire, but pretending to be someone else in his heart.

Therefore, she can regard him as her master or as her relative, but she does not want to be the one who lives for her.

Helplessly, the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, the bond between the two is getting deeper and deeper, maybe Zeng Rong accepted his fate, or maybe he was sincere, in the past six months, Zeng Rong began to respond to him.

It's also strange to say, he thought that with Ouyang Si entering Beijing, Zeng Rong's heart would shake again, but on the contrary, after seeing Ouyang Si that day, Zeng Rong didn't fluctuate at all.

Of course, it's not right to say that there is no fluctuation at all, and there is still the joy of reunion after farewell, but that joy is related to gratitude and longing, and it is the kind of longing between relatives, and it has nothing to do with the feelings of men and women, which he can still distinguish.

As for Ouyang Si, Zhu Heng could also see that he was a gentleman and did not cause them the slightest trouble.

Originally, Zhu Heng would not be so sensitive this time, but he clearly remembered that Zeng Rong was a little restless after coming out of the inner courtyard, and his mood was not high when he talked and laughed with Ah Qian, and he was often distracted during breakfast.

And this will too, and when he got the answer, another person remembered what was on his mind and completely ignored him.

Zeng Rong, who was immersed in his own thoughts, finally realized that something was wrong, it was too quiet in the carriage, Zhu Heng lowered his head, did not look at her, put his hands on his knees, turned his palms and played, one palm up, one palm down, the movement was not fast, as if he was also thinking about something.

"What do you think?" Zeng Rong asked him.

"Miss you." Zhu Heng blurted out.

"Me?" Zeng Rong pondered for a while, knowing what the problem was, so he took the initiative to hold one of his hands, "You think too much, I do care about Brother Ouyang very much, he is like a family to me, just like the eldest brother and the second brother, and Ah Qian, I also like her very much, we have similar temperaments to each other, I naturally hope that both of them can be happy and get what they want." ”

"What about you? Did you get what you wanted? Zhu Heng looked at Zeng Rong's eyes and asked softly.

"This, I can't say it well, some things, some people, will change, just like the emperor and the imperial concubine, it is rumored that the two grew up like childhood sweethearts, and they also promised each other a lifetime, but they walked and walked, don't say that they are scattered, after all, they are out of their hearts, I think of a word, called Lan Yin Suguo."

Speaking of this, Zeng Rong paused, pointed to Zhu Heng's legs and said: "If in a few years, you will no longer rely on me as much as this, and there are many young and fresh women around you, will the two of us also leave our hearts?" ”

"No, it won't." Zhu Heng replied categorically.

"I think the emperor must have said this back then." Zeng Rong smiled mockingly and said, with a bit of sadness in his tone, not only for the emperor and the imperial concubine, but also for her and Xu Jing.

"You don't believe me?" Zhu Heng was angry and aggrieved.

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's that I want time to decide. Ah Heng, I am willing to go through the wind and rain with you, and I am also willing to overcome obstacles with you, I just want one day, when you don't need me, you can let me leave with dignity, I don't want to turn myself into a woman like the imperial concubine, I... ”

Zeng Rong wanted to say that she didn't want to be a woman like the first queen, and died of depression because she couldn't get her husband.

It's a pity that before she finished speaking, Zhu Heng hurriedly interrupted her and raised his hand to the sky, "No, don't worry, there are gods three feet above your head, if there is a day, I... ”

"You are not allowed to swear, I believe in you. Don't swear, it's really not necessary. Zeng Rong was in a hurry, covered Zhu Heng's mouth, and after realizing that something was wrong, he hurriedly pulled his hand down.

Before Zhu Heng could say anything, the carriage suddenly stopped, and when he arrived at the gate of the palace, they were not walking at the Xihua Gate, but a small side gate on the side of Cining Palace, this gate has always been guarded, but it is not usually open, and Jiangnan who was driving the car waited for Zeng Rong to get out of the carriage and stand with Ah Chun, and then went forward to call the door.

After entering the door, Zhu Heng went to see the Queen Mother, and Zeng Rong went back to Qianning Palace to see the emperor.

Zhu Xu was not in Qianning Palace, the eunuch on duty said that he had gone to Yaohua Palace, and Zeng Rong took Ah Chun back to his residence.

The next few days were particularly busy, and the yamen was sealed on the day before the twenty-second day of the lunar month, and the seal was opened again on the twentieth day of the first lunar month, and everything during this month had to be arranged in advance within this half month.

At the end of the year, there are many things in the six departments, and the Ministry of Rites has to prepare for the various celebrations of the New Year and the spring of the coming year; The officials should report the year's official evaluation, promotion and deposition, etc.; The military department should report the recruitment and retirement plans for the next year, as well as the food, grass, and military salaries;

The household department should not only list the expenses of the year, but also report the budget for the next year; The Ministry of Industry is also busy, not only to report the start and completion of hydraulic projects across the country this year, but also to report the plan for the next year; The criminal department is even busier, and some cases are to be closed before the end of the year.

In fact, not only the six ministries, but also the cabinet has a lot of affairs, and it is necessary to draft various documents and new policies or something, and it is necessary to go through the reports or year-end summaries submitted by various places first, and then judge whether to hand them over to the emperor for approval or discuss them directly in the court.

Therefore, these days of the court meeting are basically about two hours, which is twice as long as before, and correspondingly, Zeng Rong needs to sort out more copywriting after the next dynasty, and he is basically busy until dinner time or even longer.

Zeng Rong was so busy that she had no time to take care of anything else, so she rarely went out these days, even Zhu Hengna rarely went.

On this day, it was easy to put all the copywriting in order, and when the front was presented to the emperor, there was a eunuch outside the door, saying that it was Yaohua Palace, and the imperial concubine had acne on her face again, this time it was more serious than before, saying that it was the advice of the imperial doctor, and it was best to find a palace maid who knew a little about medical pharmacology to serve her for a few days, so the imperial concubine wanted to borrow Zeng Rong for a while, and it happened that the court meeting was over, and the emperor could not use Zeng Rong here.