Zhenzhou can be said to be the center of the entire Northwest region, and for no other reason than that it is an important place for commerce to connect the entire Northwest.

There is also the alias Xijing, which means very simply, that is, it is far away from Changjing.

But even so, the drought was devastating for the northwest's commercial center.

Duanmuqing didn't know anything about this place, he was just passing by, or on the carriage from Zhenxi Wangfu to Changjing.

Of course, she didn't need to know that the place to pray for rain was determined by the imperial court and local officials, and even the night before she didn't know that the place she was going to was the largest temple in Zhenzhou.

It is said that it was because the first emperor visited this temple when he visited the west, and he also had a meal in this temple, and then it was expanded again and again and became the largest temple in Zhenzhou.

In order to show the solemnity of this prayer for rain, the Ministry of Rites specially selected 12 boys and 12 girls to open the way.

Just looking at this situation made the people suffering from drought here staggered, and a little hope arose in their hearts.

The presiding officer of the temple had already brought people to wait at the gate of the temple, and when he saw them coming, his thin face showed even more compassion.

There is a very large incense burner in the front yard of the temple, and it is strange that the incense in the incense burner is very strong under such difficult circumstances.

However, if you think about it, you can also understand that in the face of such a natural disaster, the people have no choice but to pray for the protection of God.

Maybe it's a desperate gamble!

Duanmuqing didn't speak from beginning to end, and there were not a few onlookers around.

It's not as noisy as any other place on weekdays, and the whole process is carried out in a solemn and solemn manner.

Night Soul and Wan Qian all put on special robes and followed Duanmu Qing to the high platform of the sacrifice, only saying that they were sent from the Taibu Palace.

Today's sun is still very big, but everyone has no intention of avoiding this scorching sun, so they bask quietly in the sun.

In the Queen's Palace, the morning light had not yet fully shone in, and the curling cigarette smoke came out of the incense burner engraved with the head of the golden beast, and then slowly dispersed.

After reading the last piece of the recital in his hand, he was divided into two groups as usual, one group was handed over to the subordinates to return, and the others were presented to Han Yuan for his eyes.

"What time is it?" Rubbing his eyes, Zhou Yu asked a little tiredly.

"Back to Niangniang, it's almost dawn, and you haven't slept all night." The palace maid who was old on the side stepped forward and said softly.

"Your Majesty doesn't know what's wrong when you come in, you haven't been to the court for several days, this fold is pressed here, and it's not a matter if you don't deal with it!"

Glancing at the mountains of folds, Zhou Yu frowned, there seem to be a lot more folds on the courtiers in the past few days, but if you look at the content inside, there is actually nothing special.

I don't know what prompted them to be so conscientious.

The palace maid stepped forward and stretched out her slender fingers to gently rub her temples for her.

When the cold fingertips touched the skin, Zhou Yu's heart suddenly jumped, and he suddenly seemed to have discovered something.

Her sudden change in expression suddenly startled the palace maid: "Niangniang forgive your sins!" ”

But Zhou Yu didn't pay attention to her, but stood up a little nervously, and immediately began to re-read the folds that had just been sorted out.

After reading a few books, his brow immediately furrowed, and then he sat down again, dipped himself in ink, took out a blank piece of paper, and began to record the ministers one by one.

"Niangniang...... "The palace maid followed the queen into the palace from her mother's house, and she had full trust, and she couldn't help but be curious when she saw this at this time, "You are ...... this"

"Wen Ruo, this palace asks you, why didn't Your Majesty go to court earlier this time?"

"Hui Niangniang, Your Majesty has been lingering in the Tang Beauty Palace every day recently, and it is said that she likes Tang Beauty's singing voice very much, and the courtiers have begun to complain."

Zhou Yu sneered: "Then let's go to Tang Meiren to visit Your Majesty!" ”

"Huh?" The palace maid named Wen Ruo was stunned for a moment before she understood what her master had just said.

Zhou Yu smiled rarely: "You seem to think something is wrong?" ”

"No!" Wen Ruo hurriedly replied, "The slave doesn't dare, it's just ......"

"Just what?"

"Since His Majesty ascended the throne, there have been several similar situations, but ......"

"But this palace has never said a word, has it?"

Glancing up at his master, Wen Ruocai nodded hesitantly: "Niangniang said that these things are trivial, Your Majesty is tired of state affairs on weekdays, even if you want to rest for a few days, it is not a fault." ”

Zhou Yu raised his feet and walked out, although he didn't walk fast, but the momentum was very strong: "Yes! Until now, Hongu still thinks so.

It's just that even if this is the case, such things can't be too frequent, and this palace, as the queen of the east, still has the responsibility and obligation to persuade His Majesty a sentence or two.

Let's go! Let's go to Lihua Palace. ”

The queen has always been different from Concubine Xiao Guifei when she travels, there is no sedan chair, and there is no vast entourage, she can go anywhere in this palace if she brings a few people casually.

Even so, her momentum as a queen has never weakened.

Ren is who is in this harem, when he saw her coming from afar, he didn't dare to act rashly, and honestly knelt on the ground.

For these palace people in the palace, Zhou Yu's gaze never stopped, as if he didn't see it.

walked all the way to the gate of Lihua Palace, but she was stopped.

"It's so bold, I don't open my eyes to see it, the queen mother is here, and she dares to stop it."

After years of palace life, and following a master like Zhou Yu, Wen Ruo has already developed a momentum.

That Lihua Palace is just a Tang beauty who has just moved in, even if the emperor is favored every day in the past few days, he will never dare to be arrogant to the queen.

After all, the right is really in your hands, and if you love something like this, you may lose it at any time, and Zhao Meiren a few days ago is a living example.

"The queen mother forgives her sins, it's really not that the slave dares to stop the mother, but Tang Meiren ordered early in the morning, Your Majesty slept late last night, and slept heavily this morning, so as not to be disturbed.

We are far from the palace people in the Hua Palace, and we can't stick some cotton on the soles of our shoes when we walk! ”

seems to be a clever one, even in the face of the queen, he can still reply calmly like this.

Wen Ruo wanted to say something, but Zhou Yu waved his hand lightly, with no expression on his face: "Is that so?" ”

She asked a sentence so that no one could understand what she meant in this tone.

It also made the palace people beat a drum in their hearts, if he hadn't received the master's order a long time ago, he was afraid that his legs would have been weak.

"Even if you borrow a few dares from the slave, the slave doesn't dare to deceive the mother! After all, there is only such a head in this neck cavity. ”

Zhou Yu glanced at him lightly, and then turned around: "Since this is the case, this palace will come back later." ”

"The concubine doesn't know that the queen has arrived, and if she is rude, please don't blame her."

A woman's gentle voice sounded, and as soon as Zhou Yu turned around, he saw a woman in a pink palace dress kneeling on the ground with a palace person, saluting her.

"You're the new Tang Beauty!" Zhou Yu asked lightly.

The woman hurriedly said, "Yes! Because His Majesty said that Niangniang has a lot of things to do, there is no need to go to your palace to reply, so the concubine has never gotten there, this is the fault of the concubine, and after two days, she will go to Niangniang to ask for guilt. ”

With the experience of Zhao Meiren in the past, no one in the harem now dares to be arrogant and ignore the queen.

This Tang beauty's background is also not high, and at this time, she also knows that with her own identity, the queen wants to die by herself, but it is just the strength to crush an ant to death.

Zhou Yu said lightly: "It's okay, you and I are both people who serve Your Majesty, so naturally your Majesty is the most important, Your Majesty said that you don't have to go over, so you don't have to." ”

"The concubines don't dare to hold it up."

Zhou Yu skipped her over the topic: "Your Majesty is asleep now?" ”

As she spoke, her eyes swept faintly over her face.

Tang Meiren hurriedly kowtowed: "Back to Niangniang's words, it is exactly, Your Majesty has not slept well in the past two nights, so most of them are very thirsty in the morning, and I have instructed my concubines early in the morning not to let him hear any noise."

The concubines also ordered the top and bottom of the Huagong to leave the palace, which is why they were so bold and dared to stop the mother's driver. ”

"You don't have to keep pleading like this, this palace said, we are all His Majesty's people, everything should be based on His Majesty, since His Majesty is not awake at the moment, then this palace will come back later."

After the queen finished speaking, she left, but Tang Meiren answered: "Your Majesty said that after he wakes up, he will go to the Yangxin Palace to deal with court affairs, and maybe at that time, he will not be in the palace of the concubines." ”

"Hongu knows." didn't turn his head back, Zhou Yu just said lightly.

Seeing that the person was walking away, Tang Meicai raised her head, and in the morning light, her smooth forehead was already covered with a layer of fine and dense sweat.

The palace people on the side picked her up, and she looked at the palace man who was guarding the door: "What this palace said last time, change it, it's not anyone, if the queen comes, you must tell you." ”

The palace man nodded hurriedly: "What about the other masters?" ”

"Someone else? Others just said that His Majesty would not be disturbed. ”

"Yes!"

Zhou Yu led people all the way forward, but it was not the way back to the palace.

"Mother, this is going to ......"

"Go to the Heart Cultivation Hall and wait for Your Majesty!"

"Didn't Tang Meiren say just now that His Majesty won't come over until he wakes up?" Wen Ruo was a little puzzled, "You go now, I don't know when Your Majesty will come over!" ”

When Zhou Yu heard this, he just turned his face to look at her and smiled, without saying anything.

She is not a person who likes to talk a lot, including to the people around her.

There was a person who would have asked her to talk, but that person was gone.

When I came to the Heart Cultivation Temple, as in the past, someone greeted me from inside.

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