The wine slowly burned out, and there was a hot porcelain bowl and a pile of old ginger left on the table.

Zhen wiped the last bit of wine and ginger juice on Shizi's back with his own handkerchief, and wanted to rub his head, but when he reached out, he only patted him lightly on the shoulder.

Over the years, getting along with the father and son has made Zhen understand many things.

For example, when getting along with King Gong, you don't have to make any virtuous and virtuous appearances, let alone lower your eyebrows and make a little daughter posture to please him, as long as he is a child, he is coaxed, and occasionally a sentence or two is enough when he is coquettish, and he will figure out those big truths himself.

On the contrary, it is necessary not only to put away the pampering of the child, but also to treat him as an adult man, not only to talk to him in a level-headed manner, but sometimes even to know how to properly back down and express understanding. Only in this way can the child listen to what is said.

Thinking of this, Zhen suddenly smiled in his heart.

Maybe this is a kind of contradiction, children just want to grow up as adults as soon as possible, and when they become adults, they envy the child's naïve willfulness regardless of it. Man is always in this contradiction.

It's a pity that she can't tell King Gong about this truth, otherwise King Gong will lose the right to be a child with her.

"Go to bed early." Zhen said softly, "I'll go and talk to him on your father's side, he ...... There are also his difficulties. ”

"The child knows." Shizi raised his head, there was no longer the previous anger in his tone, he stepped forward to take the tray in Zhen's hand, and said in a low voice, "Mother also go to bed early, I'll send you back." ”

"No, your father should have come back from your Master Hu's house at this time, and I have to go and pick up someone."

"Master Hu?" Shizi was slightly stunned, "Is he still a guest so late?" ”

"It's not. Your Master Hu went north to fight against Jin, so your father temporarily took his family back to the house to settle down......"

"That's ......," Shizi's eyes flashed with a rare light, and he muttered in a low voice, "Then I can play with Hu Lu often in the future." ”

There was a little pity in Zhen's eyes, but she just smiled and looked at Shizi, "That's tomorrow, go to sleep." ”

……

The watchman in the palace finished the last shift in the dawn, and Emperor Jianxi had already started exercising in the Palace of Heart Cultivation.

This is a set of five bird techniques that he learned from the fairy Zhang Shenxian of Xianlingyuan, imitating the posture of tigers, deer, bears, apes, and cranes five kinds of birds and beasts, and doing them once every morning and evening, which can strengthen the body, and if you persist for a long time, you can live forever.

Therefore, Emperor Jianxi has never insisted on it, and there has never been a break for a day.

Huang Chongde went out on the middle of the trip, and then returned, standing silently and waiting.

When Emperor Jianxi made the last action last night, slowly recovered his breath, and retreated to the side of the bed to meditate, Huang Chongde had already handed over a wet handkerchief, and Emperor Jianxi did not answer it today, so Huang Chongde naturally reached out to help him wipe it.

"It's time for you to reflect on yourself." Emperor Jianxi said suddenly.

The palace people on the side suddenly raised their hearts to their throats, and they didn't know where the emperor was suddenly unhappy, and everyone's heads were lowered.

The movements in Huang Chongde's hand were unhurried, still steady, he smiled with his eyebrows, and replied in a low voice, "...... Be. ”

Emperor Jianxi snorted, "Do you know what I'm talking about, you are?" ”

Huang Chongde laughed in a low voice, "The slave and maid age too fast, not like the body of the master's daughter...... You can't serve your master all your life. ”

Emperor Jianxi sighed, and after a long while, he seemed to come back to his senses from some kind of gloom and reluctance.

"Comb my hair."

"Yes."

The two moved to the table, and the palace people on the side had already moved the chairs silently and adjusted the angle of the bronze mirror on the table.

"Look at the disciples you brought out. There is no one like you. Emperor Jianxi lowered his eyes, with some dissatisfaction in his eyes, and after thinking for a moment, he sighed again, "It's far from ......."

Huang Chongde didn't speak, but the movements in his hands were lighter.

Emperor Jianxi looked in the mirror, "What did you go out to do just now?" ”

"Back to the master, it was the Jinyi guard who was on duty at Hu Yishu's house last night who came over. It seems that he should have been busy all night, and before he stopped, he came over to talk back first. Huang Chongde said in a low voice, "Wait outside." ”

Emperor Jianxi looked at himself in the mirror silently, he silently waited for Huang Chongde to comb his hair, and then put on his heavy black robe, and sat back on the throne with a light gauze tent in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

His voice reverted to its usual coldness, with a certain unapproachable majesty, "Announce him in." ”

Soon, a powerful footstep gradually approached, and the little flag officer in the flying fish suit walked into the hall with a blank face, he leaned down and bowed, and then presented the complete layout of the Hu Mansion and the bibliography of utensils.

Emperor Jianxi flipped through these scrolls behind the gauze tent, while listening to the little flag official in front of him recount in detail the situation when King Gong came to Hufu to pick up people last night.

After hearing this, he couldn't help but put down the things in his hand and raised his eyes to look at the young man in front of him.

Although he is only a small flag officer, this person has an excellent grasp of logic and detail, and his face is frozen throughout the whole process.

Not like a man, but like a knife,

Soon, he finished talking about last night, and Emperor Jianxi asked in a low voice, "What's your name?"

"Humble Han Chong." He clasped his hands together and raised them above his head, "Work under Zhao Mingen and Zhao Baihu." ”

Han Chong...... Emperor Jianxi narrowed his eyes slightly, the name sounded somewhat familiar.

On the side, Huang Chongde bowed forward, "Your Majesty, because there were too many Jinyi guards involved in Jiang Sanyi's case last night, so the slaves and maids had the courage to use some people who had participated in related matters in the Tai Hospital before. ”

Emperor Jianxi remembered it at this time, and in the report about the conflict between the apprentices of the Tai Hospital and Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei seemed to be called "Han Chong" at that time.

Emperor Jianxi looked at Wang Chongde, "What about Zhao Baihu?" ”

"I was already with Jiang San last night." Huang Chongde said, "He and Jiang San have been to Hu Yishu's mansion many times, and the specific situation has been written in today's report, and the emperor can take a look at it later." ”

Emperor Jianxi sneered, and then turned his head to look at Han Chong below, "In the past, Shangguan was killed by me, do you feel resentful in your heart?" ”

Han Chong's face remained unchanged, "I don't know what the former officials are." Your Majesty has a task to give to the lowly position, and the lowly position will do it, and that's it. ”

"Then you go and take Zhao Baihu's position," Emperor Jianxi said, "He is confused, you don't want to be as confused as him." ”

Han Chong kowtowed in thanks, but there was not much joy on his face, and he was still as calm as before.

Huang Chongde said softly on the side, "The position of the Thirteenth Taibao has finally become vacant, and many people are waiting for His Majesty to re-select new people." ”

"Not anymore." Emperor Jianxi's voice was a little indifferent, "Jiang San's position will be empty from now on, and it will always be empty, and there is no need to add new people." ”