Just when He Xuan, Zuo Liang and Liao Yong went to explore the West Mountain, King Nanxian was not idle.

After he left the "idle residence", he went back to his house to change his clothes, and came to the "Tonghe Palace" where the Queen Mother lived all the time.

"The child greets the Queen Mother." After Han Yunzhen saw his mother, he walked a few steps briskly and gave a salute to the Queen Mother first.

"Quickly help the prince up."

This queen mother, like the mother of the whole world, is naturally happy to see her son.

As soon as he saw his son kneeling down to greet him, he was busy ordering the palace maids and eunuchs who were busy serving to help Yun Zhen up, and then the Queen Mother took Yun Zhen's hand and let him sit beside her.

The Queen Mother felt that Yun Zhen's hands were a little cold, so she quickly ordered someone to bring a hand stove over to cover his hands.

"It doesn't matter. When my son comes on horseback, his hands will naturally be colder! ”

"You kid. It's still cold now, why don't you even wear a big hairy dress. It's still so windy outside, and I'm still running to the palace to do something. is still riding a horse, Ming'er is not allowed. If you come, take a bus. Warm and warm, don't rely on your youth to not know maintenance. When the weather is warmer, it will not be too late for the horse to ride. Then he commanded, "Go and get some warm water for the prince, and clean your face." ”

"That's what the Queen Mother said. However, I made an appointment with the Queen Mother earlier, and I will accompany you to dinner tonight, how can my son lose his trust in the Queen Mother. Not to mention the wind, even if it rains and snows, there is no reason why my son should not come. Yun Zhen said with a smile.

"Since you were fifteen years old, you have been out of the palace to live, and you have not fallen for a day in this morning. You are now older and have your own ministry, so you don't have to run to the mourning house every day, but use all this time to go to the ministers to walk around, you are still young, and you have a lot to learn. The mourning family lives deep in the palace, and they shouldn't care more about the things in the court, but whether you are motivated or not, the mourning family can still manage it. ”

Yun Zhen heard this, and nodded at the Queen Mother with a smile.

As he spoke, the palace maids carried warm water, towels, and soaps for cleansing their faces. King Xian confessed to the Queen Mother, and the palace maids waited for her to clean her face.

Then, the eunuch standing behind brought a glass box again, and the palace maid who was waiting just now used a very small silver spoon to pick out some snow-white fine powder, poured it into the jade cup containing the rice soup, stirred it carefully, and then brought it to King Xian, who took some slightly, and said to the Queen Mother while applying it to his hands and face.

"My son knows. A few days ago, I was still walking around the street, playing with the movers of the current department. ”

"Oh?" When the Queen Mother heard this, she looked at Yun Zhen and asked with a smile, "Have you encountered any talents that can be created?" I've heard them say that there are a lot of beautiful people in this subject. ”

"Quite a few?" Yun Zhen said with a smile, "Queen Mother, do you know, after watching them, my son felt that it was a great blessing not to have to jump this dragon gate, and it was stupid to read people with books." All of them are full of pedantic and sour smell, and those who open and close their mouths are either Zi Yue or Shengyun. I can't wait to get into that book and be a bookworm. However, when it comes to Lingxiu characters......"

Speaking of this, Yun Zhen thought of He Xuan and couldn't help but smile.

"But what?" Seeing her son smiling, the Queen Mother also asked with a smile.

"Still, the other day, I did meet a maverick. I heard that he was still a member at the time of the entrance examination. But judging by his words and deeds, he is not like other people, and he feels a little out of the crowd. ”

"How old?"

"It looks like he's about the same as my son, and he should be a few years younger than me."

"Oh, yes. If this person is really on the list, you have to be close to him. You grew up in this deep palace, and you don't have any friends, if you can have a close friend, it's also a good thing. Like the emperor, he doesn't have the friend of Prime Minister Zuo who has been helping him by his side. ”

"Yes, Queen Mother." As he spoke, Yun Zhen looked around, and then asked, "Why don't you see Gonggong Deng today?" I've been here for a long time, and I haven't seen him come up and wait. ”

The Queen Mother heard Yun Zhen ask like this, smiled, and said: "He is not on duty today, he got a sign from me in the morning, and said that he also wanted to see the excitement of Dabi, so I let him out." ”

"Speaking of excitement, this year's big competition is really a bit lively to see."

"Really? What do you mean by that? The Queen Mother looked at King Xian and asked with a smile.

"I heard the people below reply, first said that Si Tianjian miscalculated the auspicious chen and delayed Dabi's time; Then, the general of the Yulin Army led people to thoroughly investigate the Gongyuan; Finally, I heard that it seems that someone missed the question to the candidates before the exam, so all the moves were recorded in detail about the residence and hometown, etc., and the emperor wanted to investigate thoroughly. The Queen Mother, you said, is this a big fight? ”

"Oh? Can this exam question also be leaked? The Queen Mother took the tea and carefully hit the tea leaves floating on it with the lid and asked.

"Actually, this year, it's not a strange thing for someone to know in advance that the exam questions have missed some words, and I think it's nothing more than wanting to help my relatives and friends jump the dragon gate or something, but this year's question is really a little strange......"

"What's the weird way?" The Queen Mother asked.

"I met a man in the 'Shengyi Building', and when I was chatting with him that day, someone personally came to the door to deliver the question, and the public did not shy away from it. I also reported the address of the child's hometown and the test life clearly......"

"Oh?" Hearing this, the Queen Mother's brows furrowed, "This is really strange." Did you really meet some strangers? ”

"What's even more strange is that I checked it afterwards, and he really hit it all."

Yun Zhen said this, stopped, also picked up the cup to drink tea, and peeked at his mother, and when he was about to say something, he only heard the sound of footsteps outside.

"The slave greets the queen mother, and the prince greets." The one who walked in was the Gonggong Deng that Yun Zhen had just mentioned.

"The prince asked you just now. Give you a sign, and go out for a day? The Queen Mother said with a smile.

"Thank you, Lord Wang, for thinking about the minions." Gonggong Deng said.

Yun Zhen smiled coldly, didn't even look at Dundee, and only said, "I didn't think about you." I'm thinking about the Queen Mother. You are also an old man next to the Queen Mother, what the Queen Mother likes and dislikes, you are all clear, and I am more relieved than those hairy little eunuchs. ”

"That's what the prince said." Gonggong Deng said with a smile on his face, "Fortunately, these eunuchs and palace maids who are serving now can also support some." ”

"They can support it, and it's not a reason for you to be lazy. In case the Queen Mother remembered something, they were not clear, and the Queen Mother was not blocked. ”

"Yes. The prince taught a lesson. ”

"Dundee. The ...... you are holding in your hand," the Queen Mother asked, looking at the brocade burden in Gonggong Deng's hand.

"Oh, a few days ago, didn't the prince bring you a few gadgets from the wooden roots, I saw that the Queen Mother liked it tightly, so I went out today, I saw that the Queen Mother might like this thing, so I brought it back for you."

With that, Dundee put the burden on the pit table and opened it.

I saw that inside was a set of teapots and cups made of bamboo roots, simple but not clumsy, and a little wild.

When the Queen Mother saw this object, she couldn't help but pick it up and look at it carefully, and then said: "It's hard for these craftsmen to have such thoughts, although it is just a folk object, it is exquisite." ”

"Queen Mother, you like these, my son will do more for you another day." Yun Zhen said.

"It's not fun if there's more. One or two pieces would be fine. The Queen Mother said.

"Yes. The Queen Mother was right. ”

"It's not too early, let's pass the meal. lest it be dark when the prince leaves for a while. ”

"Yes."

There was nothing to say during the banquet, and after dinner, while the sky was still bright, the Queen Mother ordered Yunzhen to go back to rest early.

After Yun Zhen left, the Queen Mother dismissed the other eunuchs around her, leaving only Dundee.

"How's it going?" The Queen Mother asked.

"Back to the Queen Mother, it's all done. The mouth has been tightly sealed, and he will never say more than half a word. Dundee said.

"It's good to seal it tightly. I really don't know where you found such a thing that is not successful and has more than enough failures, and you don't even know the prince, and you still do things in front of him. ”

"Oh? This...... The minions really don't know. ”

"It's okay not to mention it before. Can you do what you do today? I won't miss anything more. ”

"Queen Mother, don't worry. I've been there for now, and I've not gone anywhere. When he came back, Xiao Xuzi told the minion, and the minion knew what was going on. You think, if the goods are wrong, who else will pay. ”

"Yes. I thought about pulling a few characters to Zhen'er's side, but I didn't expect ......"

"Perhaps, this is also wrong. The slave heard that Zuo Xiang had been detained by the emperor in the mansion, and the Zuo Concubine was not allowed to leave the 'Yancui Pavilion' without permission. ”

"It's just detention, what's there to laugh at. The emperor is still protecting their brother and sister. If it were someone else, the whole family would have already been in prison at this time, and they would still be sitting at home! ”

"The Queen Mother Mingjian, although she is only detained now. However, since it is the main exam, Zuo Junzhong can't get rid of the matter anyway, if someone admonishes the emperor to handle this matter strictly, it is not easy to protect the emperor if he wants to come to the emperor. ”

Hearing Dundee say this, the Queen Mother sneered slightly and said: "Since ancient times: Wen dies and fights to the death." When the imperial envoys encounter this earth-shattering thing, they should also do their duty, which is the backbone of the literati. ”

"Yes. The Queen Mother said it very well. The minion will do it. ”

"The mourning family didn't say anything, just talked about things. The things of the court are not for the harem to interfere with. It's better for you to go to Zhen'er's subordinates and ask who you met in the 'Shengyi Building' that day. It's rare that the prince has someone who can be seen, and he still has to help if he should help. ”

"Yes. Minions understand. ”