At this time, the main hall of the Qianqing Palace was filled with the smell of wine and food, and the eunuch was cleaning up the remnants.

Zhuo Ruoning stood outside the door and glanced inside, and saw that the emperor was sitting on the throne in the middle, the man with a graceful temperament in the east should be the crown prince, Zhuo Yuan sat next to the prince, and there were several men in brocade clothes and crowns sitting opposite, presumably princes or noble ministers.

Zhuo Li and Zhuo Cheng, the second master of the Zhuo family who was a member of the Zhongshu House at the time, sat at the end.

Seeing that the emperor was going to do business, the others got up to thank him and retired.

The eunuch replaced the low table and mat, moved the seats, the crown prince and Zhuo Yuan sat down, and Zhuo Li and Zhuo Cheng stood.

When everything was ready, they were called into the temple.

"Geng Kan is also here, have you started all the things in the guard?" The emperor asked.

Geng Kan replied respectfully, and the emperor asked a few more questions about military affairs, and then turned his gaze to Zhuo Xiao under the steps: "This time the errand was done beautifully, and I was not disappointed, and Mr. has a good tutor." ”

A word of praise set the tone for today's summons, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuo Yuan was sincerely frightened, and hurriedly thanked him.

The crown prince looked at Zhuo Xiao with interest: "Zhuo Xiao has also reached the age of looking at the girl, you come back with this black appearance, the second wife should be worried, right?" ”

Everyone laughed, Zhuo Xiao's face was black and red, but his eyes were full of energy, and he said loudly: "Why are you worried? The skin is passed on by his parents, and he is virtuous and self-righteous. Which girl dislikes me, whose house I will go to with the dowry. ”

There was a burst of laughter in the main hall, but Zhuo Cheng's face was pale, his beard shook a few times, and he wanted to reprimand him but didn't dare to be rude in front of the emperor and the crown prince, so he had to stare at him dryly and get angry.

The emperor pointed at him: "When I go out, I have learned to play a scoundrel." Let's talk about what interesting things I encountered along the way. ”

Zhuo Xiao started from receiving the emperor's secret order to chase the missionary, picking up interesting lectures.

He is Liu Xiaofeng's "courtesan", eloquent, radiant when he speaks, and describes a thing vividly and interestingly in a few words, everyone seems to be able to feel that those interesting things are happening in front of them, and they are amused by him.

Just as he was happy, a figure walked in from outside the hall, and after asking for instructions, he stepped forward and whispered something in the emperor's ear.

When Zhuo Ruoning saw his face clearly, the whole person was shocked: Isn't this Xu Jinchen?

In the palace, he changed into a blue-green embroidered satin narrow-sleeved round-necked robe, with a belt of the same color, and his posture was as handsome as a cluster of tall green bamboos. The contour of the side face is perfect and exquisite, the skin is better than snow, although it is as beautiful as a jade person, but there is no sense of weakness, and there is a cold air between the eyebrows.

After listening to his report, the emperor did not speak for a long time. Xu Jinchen took a step back expressionlessly and stood beside him. Zhuo Xiao stopped laughing and consciously stood aside.

The hall fell into a deathly silence, and the emperor's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, just in time to catch Zhuo Ruoning secretly raising his eyes to look up.

"The five girls seem to have read a lot of books, have you memorized the "Female Commandment" and "Internal Training"?"

The sound sounded like thunder in the empty hall, Zhuo Ruoning was so frightened that her liver trembled, she was thinking about the drawings, so she couldn't help but secretly observe Xu Jinchen, but she didn't expect to be caught by the emperor.

"When I went back to the emperor, the folk girl lost her memory because she was sick, and she forgot all the books she had memorized. However, I recently read with the second emperor's grandson, and I am familiar with the four books and five classics. ”

Liu Xiao helped her out of the siege: "Imperial grandfather, the endorsement of the fifth girl is amazing, usually I only read it once, and she can repeat it." ”

The emperor snorted contemptuously: "What should my daughter's family learn is not learned, the four books and five classics, what are you doing with memorizing them?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning remembered what Geng Kan said, and chose a good flattery to say, and organized the language: "The people can't say the truth, but my mother often teaches that the emperor is the savior of the people of Dalang, if it weren't for your hard work to create this peaceful and prosperous world, there would be no worry-free food and clothing we have now." As the people of Dalang, whether it is a big husband or a small woman, you must be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, and know how to repay your kindness. The people believe that since they are bathed in the emperor's grace, they should have a heart to serve the country. It's a pity that women can't take the imperial examination, have no chance to serve the country, and can't share worries for the emperor, but the belief in serving the court must not be shaken. Therefore, the folk girl thinks that it is necessary to memorize the sage book and learn some knowledge that is useful to the imperial court, in case the imperial court needs it, can it be used? ”

Her voice was soft and glutinous, trembling with fear, but when answering questions in a clear manner, the volume was not too loud or small, and the words were clear and audible, which was rare, much stronger than the performance of ordinary people, so she won the favor of the emperor.

The Emperor stroked his beard, his eyes half-narrowed, and his head bowed slightly, apparently enjoying her show of loyalty.

"The ancients said: The husband is so knowledgeable, he wants to be happy and bright-eyed, which is conducive to his ears. It's rare that you, as a boudoir woman, can have this kind of insight, which shows that the book is not in vain. ”

The corner of Geng Kan's mouth twitched next to him, and he secretly glanced at Zhuo Xiao with his eyes, and the meaning in his eyes was: You taught?

Zhuo Xiao looked away in embarrassment, their Zhuo family couldn't teach such a brazen sycophant.

The most terrible thing is that the emperor actually eats this set.