The two uncles of the country, the big one looks like the eldest sister, and the younger one has a fierce spirit. Come in and kneel down and salute: "See the Queen Mother." Empress Zhang smiled: "Hurry up, I just said that it is cold this day, and it is difficult for you to step on the snow to see me." The sophomore uncle got up, and because there were no outsiders, he added another sentence: "Sister." "Sit down on the chairs with yellow embroidered phoenix cushions on both sides of Empress Zhang.

The three sisters and brothers smiled at each other, and the big uncle first asked Prince Chun: "Your Highness has grown a lot recently, right?" Mr. Xu, who taught him, was a well-educated person. Speaking of Prince Chun, Empress Zhang's voice was as cheerful as a lark, and her words came out smartly: "The emperor also said the same, the day before yesterday he asked him, and said that the young master is familiar with the people's suffering, and there are three days in the month, please invite the young master into the palace to talk to him about it." The emperor cares about Chun'er everywhere. ”

Uncle Erguo laughed: "Of course. "There are only three princes left in front of him, one is still in infancy, and the other is old, but he is not very talented, and the king went to his domain early. Although the emperor is young, he is frail and sickly, and the prince has no suspense, only the prince of Chun from the middle palace.

"In the ten years of Young Master Chu, he has been outside for six or seven years, saying that he is familiar with the people's sufferings and is the emperor's sage." Of course, the big uncle couldn't waste this topic sent by Empress Zhang, so he said his intention today: "So he knows the things outside Beijing, and he owes him some understanding of the people and things in Beijing." ”

Empress Zhang was a little surprised, looked at her uncle, and reproached: "What are you talking about." Master Young Fu is a learned person, and in your mouth, it will be like this. Uncle Dao grinned and said, "Sister doesn't believe it, listen to me tell you." One of his excerpts yesterday was like this....... the emperor approved it and ordered it to be forwarded to the officials of various ministries. Empress Zhang opened her ignorant eyes: "There is nothing wrong with restraining the children of the sect." ”

"Sister, if he doesn't mention it, the princes and ministers will not restrain the children of the sect, but let them mess around? What he said was fame, and he was the one who loved this good son the most. He said that it was easy, and he had hundreds of people in his own family, and asked him who he started with? Besides, the emperor just said last year that the Beijing officials were poor and should be more relaxed. It's only been a year, and he's going to restrain it, if he doesn't restrain it, all kinds of national taxes such as salt, tea, and iron will be overflowing. ”

Uncle Zhang said, Queen Zhang smiled and said, "He's also well-intentioned, isn't he?" Mention more. Uncle Daguo also smiled and said: "Sister still remembers that four years ago, Master Young Fu beheaded two corrupt officials in Shandong, and he thought that the whole country was like this. In some places, people do not know what to do, fearing that there will be changes in the tax administration, and flee with their families. ”

Empress Zhang straightened her face: "How can there be such a thing!" It's your! Uncle Daguo smiled: "Anyway, if there is a change in the tax policy, the people will be worried, right?" "Empress Zhang, an unknown person in the deep palace, was made even more unclear by her younger brother's words. In my ear is the words of the great uncle: "My sister is the queen of today's virtuous queen, no one knows, no one knows." In the winter of previous years, it snowed, and my sister sent a decree to order porridge shacks to be built everywhere in Beijing to comfort the poor, and ordered the whole country to follow suit. Such a big thing shows that the children of the door are restraining the disciples, in fact, they are looking for opportunities to change something, sister, you should ask. ”

"I think it makes sense to hear you say that. But if you want to come to the young master, there is also his reason. Empress Zhang had to say this, and Uncle Dao laughed: "What is his reason?" It was just a fold that others sued him about the Chu family a few days ago, and he cleared it for himself. Uncle Erguo also interjected: "I wonder, how did he tear it apart?" ”

The two brothers said one by one, and Queen Zhang had no idea. In the end, it was all the uncle of the big country who said: "I think the emperor can also see the meaning of his fold, and he won't let him say a word." The day before yesterday, the young master was on the fold, and there were officials below who were worried that the New Year would be difficult. When I came back to me, I laughed, no matter how restrained I was, I couldn't go to the few taels of silver that I sacrificed to my ancestors at the end of the year, even if I went, our family could still afford to sacrifice our ancestors. Sister, you see, the young master has a high position, and when he sneezes, countless people below are shocked. Empress Zhang understood: "What you mean is that the young master has a high official position, so he should be cautious when he speaks." Uncle Daguo and Uncle Erguo laughed together: "Sister Shengming." We have great respect for the young master, and it is not good to refute him on the fold, which makes people look bad. But my sister is free, take this to find out what the emperor means, what does my sister think? ”

"I'll think about it later." Empress Zhang Yanran: "I have to figure it out first." ”

If Empress Zhang wants to be a generation of virtuous queens, she doesn't ask about the government. But the younger brothers came, and it made sense. For a small matter, hitting the wall will alarm a certain amount of soil, Empress Zhang thought to herself, she doesn't understand, but she can ask the emperor. Of course, no matter how you ask, you can't bring your younger brothers out. This is also one of the reasons why the uncles dared to enter the palace immediately to instigate, and Empress Zhang also has her own cleverness and uniqueness.

It snowed all day and night. Empress Zhang asked the emperor if he was still working diligently, and when she saw that her cook had sent a good soup, which the emperor loved to use, she used a warm cover to protect it and brought it over.

When the emperor saw it, he was overjoyed: "Okay, I like this soup the most, I'll use it there." Empress Zhang smiled and laid it out with her own hands, watched the emperor use the soup, and did not forget to persuade him: "The emperor is still taking medicine, so he should rest and sleep early." The Three Emperor Brothers are a lot better, some of them, didn't the Three Emperor Brothers look at it first? ”

"The third child is fine, but there is still a root cause of the disease." The emperor spoke out with great interest, and only then did he think that the root of King Liang's illness was on the Zhang family. Shut up, lowered his head and scooped a spoonful of soup with a white magnetic spoon into his mouth to drink, and praised: "Good! ”。

When she was so happy, the question in Empress Zhang's heart came out: "The emperor said that he asked the young master to give Chun'er a lecture, when did he come in?" I want to meet him. ”

"Of course, this is a young and powerful courtier, Chun'er will be able to use it in the future, and you should see it." The emperor just said that Empress Zhang's face darkened, that is, King Liang heard the emperor say such things as if he was explaining the future, and his face would change. The emperor regretted his speech, touched the bowl in his hand lightly, and in the "jingling" sound, the emperor smiled: "I really feel tired, I am sorry for you to send this soup." ”

At this time, Empress Zhang was no longer in the mood after her younger brothers provoked words, but it was all her own thoughts, and she raised her head affectionately: "Your Majesty, you are diligent in government every night, who knows?" The emperor works alone, and the courtiers should share their sorrows, if there are people who add chaos to their selfish intentions, the concubines are really worried. ”

"God knows, the earth knows, the ancestors know." The emperor replied to this sentence and was puzzled by Queen Zhang's later words: "You don't hear about the court in the deep palace, where did the words come from?" Empress Zhang was sincere, so she talked eloquently: "Today, my brothers, I talked about some gossip; Princess Liang came in with a few women, and they also stayed for a while. I heard that the young master went to the fold and asked the hundred officials to restrain the children of the disciples, of course this is good, but I am afraid that someone will take the opportunity to take advantage of the loophole? ”

The emperor listened even more strangely: "Who dares to take advantage of loopholes?" What kind of loopholes are you going to have? ”

"The concubine doesn't understand court affairs, but she just thinks about it herself. The children of the disciples may be involved, either by receiving or by taking advantage of loopholes in the tax administration. Where do you want to restrain now? Empress Zhang said, seeing that the smile on the emperor's face gradually became solemn. Empress Zhang's face turned red, and she hurriedly stood up and apologized: "The concubine doesn't understand, it's just a few words of nonsense." ”

The emperor smiled again: "You sit, the queen and I are enemies, and this night is also late, just like ordinary people's homes, what's the harm in talking about it?" Let's talk about you again," the emperor just wanted to say, you can also listen to these things, lest you leave suddenly, Chun'er is young, and the queen doesn't understand anything. When these words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back for fear of causing the queen to be sad.

Empress Zhang had already understood the meaning of this, and when she saw the emperor's thoughts, she felt sad for no reason. Is it really a hundred years later, isn't there still King Liang? King Liang has a desire for revenge on the Zhang family, and Queen Zhang still doesn't know.

"If you want to say that Young Master Chu is a steady courtier, you can rest assured." The emperor got up and said this. After walking a few steps in the palace, the emperor seemed to say to himself: "Restrain the children of the sect? He has his intentions. When he said this, the emperor's face became uncertain. Empress Zhang, who was looking at it in her eyes, didn't understand whether the emperor was a good or bad evaluation?

The sound of pacing began, and the emperor seemed to be restless in his heart, walking back and forth in the palace. Empress Zhang regretted coming up in her heart, did she mention Young Master Chu herself, and the emperor was unhappy? Or did the things that arose from this make the emperor unhappy? She lowered her head, only to see the coiled dragon and cloud patterns embroidered on the hem of the dress, gently fluttering back and forth.

Finally, the emperor stopped, glanced at the pavilion with carved moires, and said, "Someone is coming." An attendant came in, and the emperor pointed to a white jade Ruyi inlaid with eight treasures of rosewood and said, "Give this to Young Master Chu, it's late at night, you don't have to come in to thank you." The waiter agreed to take it off, and went out to the snow and went to Young Master Chu's house overnight.

Ye Jing appreciated the minister even more, and Empress Zhang didn't understand the intention. It seems that Young Master Chu is not wrong. It's good that it's not wrong, and it's good for the younger brothers to care. Empress Zhang thought......

In the Chu family on a snowy night, Lin Xiaochu felt that his heart was gradually quiet. It took her a few days to calm herself down. At this time, she didn't sleep, sitting on the couch facing the small table, holding a pen in her hand, and there was an inkstone drop of a white jade toad in front of her.

The girls sat on the ground with needles and fingers to accompany her, and Chunshui asked Dong Ran curiously from time to time: "What is the young lady doing?" Dong Dye put the needle on the oil on his head and smoothed it down, "You can't see you writing?" Chunshui glanced at it attentively: "I thought I was painting." Dong Dye Zhengse said: "Whether it is a painting or a painting, it is all hard work." ”

Xiao Chu heard it and teased Dong Ran: "You, whether the flower is embroidered into a butterfly or a butterfly embroidered into a flower, it is also with your heart to be like this." Dong Dye got this sentence and raised the embroidered bandage in his hand: "Look, flowers are flowers, leaves are leaves, where are butterflies?" Xiao Chu also raised the words in his hand: "Look, it's all words, where is the painting?" ”

The word Mrs. Chu under the candlelight looked a little like a tadpole crawling when she looked at it. Dong Ran looked at it carefully: "This stroke is uneven, I heard the master say, the words should be horizontal and vertical," Chunshui also came as soon as he obeyed, and hurriedly said: "Is this a hook?" I've heard people say that they don't have pen power, but that's what they mean, right? ”

The two of them are judging happily, and Mrs. Chu is just okay. She has nothing to do all day long, and she laughs with different girls, but how to pass the time. It's a joke, of course, there is no class.

A clear and powerful sentence came from behind him: "I look good!" Chunshui and Dongran shrank their heads together and turned around and smirked, and where the door curtain opened, Chu Huaixian was standing. Chu Huaixian just made a face at the two girls, and Xiao Chu protected the front: "You're back, just right, come and help me take a look, isn't what I wrote today?" ”

Chu Huaixian temporarily left the two girls who were nonsense in his eyes, regardless of master and servant, and walked to the couch to praise Xiaochu: "It's very good." ”

Spring water and winter dye winked at each other and slipped out quietly. Let the little girls go to fetch water, the two of them don't plan to go in tonight, lest the son have to care, it won't be good.