Three days after the end of the ceremony, Empress Zhang went to bed for three days, and had to go to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager to say goodbye. Although people didn't let me go, but the number of etiquette is still required, and you can't be a queen and think that the monkey is the overlord, which is inappropriate.

Before going to Renshou Palace, Zhang Erzhen was ready. The Empress Dowager must be concerned about when Zhu Youzhi will expand the harem. When Zhu Youzhu was lying beside her last night, Empress Zhang originally wanted to ask, but before she could open her mouth, Zhu Youzhu sealed her mouth, and after a period of dizziness, she had long forgotten what she wanted to say. But Renshou Palace still has to go, and the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and pretending to be stupid is the first policy.

Zhang Erzhen just arrived at Renshou Palace, and Mama Chu had already greeted her, and after saluting, she hurriedly invited the queen mother in, and the queen mother had been waiting for a long time. Zhang Erzhen went in with a smile, and asked the Empress Dowager, who was also smiling and kind, to sit on the side, and waited for the Empress Dowager to speak.

"Queen, you are the master of the harem, it's hard to say anything to the mourning family, the mourning family only has one wish unfulfilled, just remember it. "The Empress Dowager spoke very directly, do you remember what you promised me, to help your husband find a few more little wives.

Of course, Zhang Erzhen didn't forget, and continued to reply: "The concubine remembers, and I also told the emperor, the emperor said that the first emperor died less than three years ago, and this time ...... It's always bad. ”

The Empress Dowager seemed to have known that this would be the case, and retreated and said: "This mourning family knows, but the women who originally followed the emperor are still living in the East Palace, and this is not clear. ”

"This is what the concubine should do, and the concubine will discuss it with the emperor after she goes back. Zhang Erzhen agreed, but the Empress Dowager was a little dissatisfied, "You are the queen, the master of the harem, the emperor is tired of dealing with family and country affairs, you don't have to ask the emperor about such trivial matters, you can make the decision to let those good people move to the sixth palace first, what is going on with always living in the East Palace." ”

"Yes, after the concubines returned, they arranged for them to move over. Zhang Erzhen agreed very simply, seeing that this queen was still honest and not jealous, the queen mother looked smiling again, "You are a worry-free child, when the emperor was still the prince, he insisted on you, and the mourning family was still worried, it seems that the mourning family wants to leave at this time." Queen, you should be as dignified and dignified as you, like those warblers and swallows. You are the only one in this harem who is serving the emperor now, and they can help you share some of the burdens when they come, the royal heirs, and you still need the queen......"

Zhang Erzhen listened very carefully, her slender neck drooped slightly, and her smart and delicate eyes stared at the moist jade wrench on the empress dowager's thumb without blinking, of course, she didn't want that thing, just because she didn't look elsewhere. The Empress Dowager took the queen's hand and chattered, feeling for a while that the harem was quiet, and for a while she was talking that she should also find a colt for Wanhua, and now she has to start looking for it...... , the queen, as the eldest sister-in-law, has to take it to heart and so on...... , Zhang Erzhen bowed his head, nodded occasionally and said yes, comforted the body of the Empress Dowager, cared about the Empress Dowager's diet, and prepared to retreat to the next palace.

Watching the queen leave, the Empress Dowager lay on the warm pavilion a little tired and whispered: "It's a scheming child, he suffered so many sins back then, how can he forget it at this time." The mourning family is too, she has only been closed for three days, and the mourning family is not easy to urge too tightly. ”

Mama Chu said: "Why does the queen mother bother with this, the old slave thinks that the queen mother knows that those people in the East Palace have to take over sooner or later, why not do this according to your words, the old slave looks at the queen mother and doesn't look angry." ”

Alas——, just because she's not angry doesn't mean she doesn't go to heart. The mourning family doesn't want to worry about that, but if she is the only one in the harem, how can the mourning family rest assured, how will the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty look at her, saying that she is jealous......?

"Yes, the Empress Dowager, you are thinking about the queen mother, if she can't understand, she can't complain about others. ”

The talked about queen Zhang Erzhen has already met the queen mother. Princess Xianyou was also in Cining Palace, chatting with the Queen Mother, and several people took turns to salute and sat down, Zhang Erzhen smiled and congratulated Sister Xianyou, "Jinke Champion is a talent of Yiqun, and I heard that he is also a talent, and he is really a gentleman and humble." Xianyou hung his head shyly, his ears were red and transparent, and he looked very cute. The queen mother was in a rare good mood, and said with a smile: "It's that kid's life, our Xianyou is a gentle and humble princess of the Ming Dynasty, with the emperor's care, and you, the imperial sister-in-law, like it, no one will dare to bully her in the future, hehe." ”

"It's not, Sister Xianyou is staying by the side of the queen mother, and her words and deeds are outstanding. Zhang Erzhen said with a smile: "Yesterday, the emperor told his concubines that Qin Tianjian had chosen a good day, and it would be time to announce the decree in a short time." ”

"It's hard for the emperor to remember that Xianyou's mother died early, and the mourning family also had a time when they couldn't take care of it. The Queen Mother hinted at Zhang Erzhen intentionally or unintentionally, Zhang Erzhen nodded and smiled: "Sister Xianyou is the princess of the Ming Dynasty, if the queen mother wants to see her, just call into the palace to accompany you, no matter how bad it is, there are concubines who are not, hehe." ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, she asked tentatively, "So...... , the mourning family told you last time, do you remember the queen?"

Zhang Erzhen sighed: "What the concubine remembers, she also told the emperor, but ...... The emperor reprimanded the concubines, disliked the concubines for being nosy, and said...... said...... "Zhang Erzhen seems to be embarrassed, a little difficult to speak, the queen mother doesn't want to hear it, she knows that it is impossible, she has not gone to the emperor, the girl of the Wang family has stayed in the temple for a lifetime, it is a shame for the Wang family, but the emperor's attitude is very resolute, and there is no room for turnaround."

"Forget it, let's think of another way for the mourning family, it's not easy for you, the mourning family knows. ”

Zhang Erzhen lowered her head a little ashamedly, she still didn't say, in fact, Zhu Youzhu agreed to take Wang Xiangqin out of the temple, but he wouldn't take him into the palace. Zhang Erzhen said it at this time, but he didn't dig a hole for himself, but chose to acquiesce in his uselessness......

"Recently, it has been a quiet haven't been in the harem for decades, and the mourning family has been full of flowers and plants all day long, and it is very leisurely. Queen, now that you are the mother of a country, the burden on your shoulders is very heavy, if there is something you don't understand, you can come to the mourning family. ”

Zhang Erzhen responded, sat with him for a while, and then returned to Kunning Palace. Zhu Youzhi ordered to send a reward, and the pile of ayaluo jade was full of tables, among which the more conspicuous ones were three boxes of ebony sealed rectangular boxes, open a box and see, it was a meaty goblin, showing a healthy yellow-white color, "Send it to Renshou Palace, one box each in Kunning Palace, and finally this ...... Let's send it to Shouantang. "The forgotten Empress Dowager Wu is about to be happy, but it is still important to take care of herself.

Seeing these three boxes, Zhang Erzhen thought of the box with three small golden locks that he brought out of the tunnel crystal coffin in Fengyang, and asked Jin Qiu to take it out and put it on the table, looking at the golden box and muttering: "Gold, gold, there is no key, how can this thing be opened, do you want to smash it?"

"Niangniang, do you want the slave to find a locksmith?" Jin Qiu suggested.

Zhang Erzhen shook her head: "It's not proper, who knows what's here, it's not good for others to see it." If only there was a key...... , Xiangxiu has been doing well lately, can you get used to it?"

"Since she came out of the dungeon, she has rarely eaten, and if it weren't for the slave maid and Yinqiu staring, she would probably starve to death. Now he is skinny, and he is even more embarrassed than when he was in Fengyang High Wall. ”

"Hmm...... Go and call her, I'll have a few words with her. Zhang Erzhen pushed the box in, vacated a place to put rice paper, Yinqiu was busy grinding ink, Zhang Erzhen thought about it and put down the pen, the word "Zhu" jumped on the paper, it was born from the same root, and it was too anxious to fry each other.

The clothes Xiangxiu was wearing were still brought by Fengyang, clean and neat, slightly white. Xiangxiu knelt down towards Zhang Erzhen, looking at Zhang Erzhen with tears in her eyes and pleading, Zhang Erzhen retreated from the people on both sides and asked her: "Do you want to intercede for Zhu Youzhen, do you know the mistakes he made, do you know that he has the possibility of living?"

Xiangxiu shook his head, bent down and kowtowed vigorously, his weak body looked like a dead leaf in the cold wind, looking pitiful.

"Xiangxiu, get up, if you want, the palace will send you out of the palace immediately, or go back to the palace to see, or go back to Fengyang, you can do it." If you want to stay in the capital, the palace can also buy an acre of land for you, idle clouds and wild cranes, wouldn't you be happy. ”

Xiangxiu was still kowtowing, and suddenly saw the box that Zhang Erzhen placed inside, and suddenly got up and pointed to the box, as if she had something to say, Zhang Erzhen motioned for her to use the pen, Xiangxiu trembled and picked up the pen and wrote: "I have the key to this box, and I will exchange it with my mother to save my brother's life, and I beg my mother to be merciful and merciful." ”

Zhang Erzhen smiled: "What is in this, you knew it from the beginning?"

Xiangxiu shook her head and wrote: "...... But I know what's in it is important, and I'm going to need it, please. ”

Zhang Erzhen shook her head and said lightly: "If this palace really wants to open this, there are more ways, why exchange the lives of a chaotic minister and thief." You should understand that Zhu You's flail is guilty of rebellion, a great crime of raiding the family and destroying the clan, and you are his sister, and you can't get rid of the relationship either. But Xiangxiu, I'll let you go now, you still want to take him with you, it's impossible. Moreover...... Do you think Zhu Youfang will really go out with you to be a flat-headed commoner, he really ...... Are you willing?"

Xiangxiu was a little panicked, and the pen fell out of his hand and opened a black poppy, yes, my brother planned for more than ten years but was defeated, how can he be willing......

Zhang Erzhen glanced at Xiangxiu with pity, and said coldly: "This palace is the queen of the current emperor, and she will not intercede for the rebellious ministers and thieves, if you don't know, this palace won't know, I must send you out of the palace today, um...... , Shandong is a good place for outstanding people, the palace is arranged, send you there. ”