That night, the lights in the imperial study were on as usual, and the Empress was still sitting at her desk with a pen to review the folds.

The light in the imperial study was added several times, and at this moment, the night was already very deep.

Outside the imperial study, a light was moving slowly, and a delicate man walked slowly towards the imperial study with a food box under the guidance of the lantern of the palace maid beside him.

In front of the imperial study, a eunuch guarding the door saw that someone was coming, and immediately lifted his spirits, he hurriedly walked over, stepped forward to stop him, and said:

"Li Guizhi will wait a minute, and the old slave will go to report it."

And when he had said that, the eunuch went.

Li Guishou was very unhappy because he had just been blocked, and said indignantly in his heart:

"Why can he Empress Gao go in directly without having to pass through, but this palace can't. His Li family has made great contributions to the imperial court, why don't they even have this right. ”

Now, even a little eunuch dares to stand in his way.

He is not reconciled, why? Why?

Soon, the eunuch came out and saluted him, saying, "Your Majesty the Empress invites Li Gui to come in."

Li Gui snorted when he heard this, glanced at the eunuch, and walked into the imperial study with a high spirit.

Seeing this, the eunuch hurriedly made way for Li Guishi.

As a eunuch, you still have to have this kind of eyes, after all, in this palace, offending someone with a higher status than yourself will inevitably suffer in the future.

At this moment, in the imperial study, in front of the desk, countless books and folds were placed all over the imperial desk, and the empress looked at it over and over again, holding her forehead from time to time, obviously she was worried about the matter of the autumn hunt.

After Li Gui entered the imperial study, he saw that the empress immediately recovered her well-behaved appearance, and said softly:

"Her Majesty the Empress is well, the slave family greets Her Majesty."

The empress looked up at Li Guishi, and not only asked:

"Get up, it's so late, what's the matter with Chen'er looking for me?"

Hearing that the court was discussing the autumn hunt recently, he wanted to get a few words out of the empress's mouth to inform his mother and brother, but now that he saw the table full of twists and turns, he also guessed that the empress had not made any important decisions.

According to Li Ruochen's observation for many years, if the empress is thinking about something and has no conclusion in her heart, she will repeatedly scrutinize the courtiers' folds, which are spread flat on the table.

But once the Empress had an overview in mind, she would review a book and put it away in an orderly manner, and the table would be neatly arranged.

At this moment, Li Ruochen saw Her Majesty's frowning appearance, so he didn't say anything else. Because he knew that even if he asked now, he would not be able to ask any result, so he simply replied:

"Chen'er knows that His Majesty has been working hard for state affairs in recent days and has no time to take care of food, so Chen'er personally made lotus seed porridge for His Majesty and invited His Majesty to eat it."

When the empress saw Li Ruochen explain his intentions, and then looked at his worried face, the empress couldn't help but soften in her heart, and said, "Chen'er has worked hard."

"It's not hard, as long as Her Majesty the Empress is healthy, Chen'er will be satisfied."

Seeing that the empress did not resist him coming late at night, Li Ruochen took the initiative to open the food box, took out a bowl of lotus seed porridge, and respectfully handed it to the empress, "Your Majesty, drink it while it's hot." ”

The empress took the lotus seed porridge from Li Ruochen's hand, took the soup spoon and began to eat it.

At this moment, on this cold night, when the empress was worried, Li Ruochen served a bowl of warm porridge, and the empress was very pleased.

The empress tasted the lotus seed porridge made by Li Ruochen, put the porridge into her mouth spoonful by spoon, and praised:

"Well, Chen'er's craftsmanship is really getting better and better."

Li Ruochen heard the empress's praise and said happily:

"Your Majesty likes it, Chen'er is very happy, if Her Majesty wants to drink it in the future, she will send someone to inform Chen'er, and Chen'er will send it to Your Majesty."

The empress looked at Li Ruochen's happy appearance, and couldn't help but think of Chen'er's first time in the palace, when she saw him for the first time, he also looked at her with a smile on his face.

But thinking of the current situation, the empress couldn't help but lament in her heart: "If you weren't the son of the Li family, then I can give you more favor."

Everyone in Tianchen Kingdom knows that Shangshu Li Yu has a huge influence and cronies in the DPRK and China, even to the point where he can be compared with Liu Cheng. The empress knew that the power of the imperial court was intertwined and affected her whole body, but she could no longer let the Li family continue to develop and threaten the imperial power.

Therefore, over the years, she has suppressed Shangshu Mansion everywhere, and because of this, Chen'er's family rarely comes to visit the palace.

At this moment, seeing Chen'er's simple and well-behaved appearance, she really couldn't bear it in her heart.

In fact, she wanted to ask Chen'er if she wanted her family to visit her in the palace, but she was afraid that what she would get was a positive answer.

Li Ruochen looked at Her Majesty's thoughtful appearance and asked, "If Your Majesty has any troubles, you can say that you can listen to Chen'er, and Chen'er is willing to share your worries for Your Majesty."

The empress put down the lotus seed porridge that had been drunk in her hand, and listened to Li Ruochen's empathetic words, like a warm current injected into her heart.

The empress suddenly felt that she had been ashamed of Li Ruochen for so many years.

Back then, Chen'er was upright and in her prime of life, but she was sent into the palace by Li Yu and became her nobleman.

Over the years, Chen'er has served herself carefully and thoughtfully, without complaint or regret. Although she is many years older than Chen'er, Chen'er has never cared, treating herself like a wife, she can see that Chen'er is sincere to her.

The empress got up, closed the unfinished correction, looked at Li Ruochen and said, "I am already very happy to hear Chen'er's words."

"I may not have been to you for a long time, so I'll go to you tonight and accompany you, okay?"

Li Ruochen was overjoyed when he heard this, and slowly snuggled into the empress's arms.

"Your Majesty, you haven't been here for a long time, Chen'er misses you, and Yi'er misses her mother."

Hearing Li Ruochen say this, the empress remembered Yu Yi, Yu Yi is the empress's youngest daughter, and the only child between her and Li Ruochen, of course, the empress loves her very much, but she is extremely strict.

I remember the last time, when the empress went to the Shuangyun Palace, she checked Yuyi's recitation of the Tianchen Kingdom's court, Yuyi didn't finish it because she was playful, she was angry, and punished her to go to the ancestral hall to face the wall and think about it, and asked her to write it a thousand times within seven days, otherwise she was not allowed to leave the ancestral hall.

That day, Chen'er begged her bitterly beside her: "Yi'er is still young and can't be punished so heavily." However, she was ruthless and ignored Chen'er's pleas.

The Tianchen Kingdom stipulates that the royal heirs and the hundred officials of the imperial court must be familiar with the laws and regulations of the Tianchen Kingdom. Every year, the imperial court would send invigilators to check the familiarity of civil and military officials with the rules and regulations of the court, and those who did not meet the requirements would be dismissed from their official positions and expelled from the court.

The laws and regulations of the dynasty are the laws of the country, which everyone must abide by, the foundation of the country and the foundation of society.

So, as a royal heir, this is the most basic requirement.

The empress looked at Chen'er snuggled in her arms, and said dotingly: "I know, let's go, let's go see Yi'er."

The empress took Li Ruochen out of the imperial study and walked towards the Shuangyun Palace.

In the Twin Clouds Palace, the lights were bright, and a beautiful little girl was lying on the table, holding a brush in her hand and not knowing what she was tating.

At this time, a familiar voice called out to her: "Yi'er, come out quickly, the mother queen has come to see you."

When the girl heard her father's shout, she immediately put down the pen in her hand, ran out of the temple gate, and asked, "Father, is the mother really here?" ”

Li Ruochen looked at his daughter's hurried appearance, and said dotingly: "Yi'er, slow down, be careful of the threshold."

Yuyi heard her father's reminder, and only then did she notice the threshold under her feet, but it was too late, her feet were tripped by the high threshold, and her body was tilting, "Ah......hh

"Yi'er, don't panic, what kind of system." The empress grabbed Yuyi, and Yuyi fell into the empress's arms.

Realizing her recklessness, Yuyi hurriedly broke free from the empress's embrace and said aggrievedly: "Mother, I'm sorry, Yi'er knows that she is wrong."

The empress looked at her daughter's aggrieved little appearance, smiled, and coaxed: "Okay, okay, the empress doesn't really blame you."

After the empress finished speaking, she picked up Yuyi and walked into the palace.

"Yi'er is heavy again." After entering the palace, the empress put Yi'er down and stroked her forehead.

"Is that the mother queen can't hold Yi'er?"

The empress smiled: "I can still hold it now." When Yi'er grows up, the mother queen won't be able to hold it. ”

At this time, the empress accidentally caught a glimpse of the table next to her, and there were several pieces of paper on the table, which were messily arranged, so she asked, "What is Yi'er writing?" Tell the Mother. ”

When Yu Yi heard the Empress Queen's question, she immediately remembered the painting on her desk, and hurriedly ran to hide the painting behind her.

The Empress looked at her small movements and smiled helplessly.

"Yi'er, the mother queen has seen it. Take it out and show it to the Mother. ”

The Empress held out a broad palm to Yuyi.

Li Ruochen watched from the sidelines and thought: What is Yi'er painting?

Li Ruochen began to worry on the side.

Yi'er didn't come out of the ancestral hall for a long time, but he couldn't be punished again, otherwise those waiters in the harem would have come to see his jokes again.

Yi'er saw that her mother's face became stern, so she slowly took out the piece of paper behind her and timidly handed it into the hands of the mother.

The Empress picked up the crumpled piece of paper, unfolded it, and saw that three people were drawn on it, one of them a woman holding a child, and next to her stood a man, who snuggled up to the woman, and they were all laughing and laughing happily.

The empress instantly understood, this was clearly painted by herself, Chen'er and Yi'er.

Li Ruochen looked at that picture and was touched in his heart. That's what he's been looking forward to, and this painting speaks for him.

The empress looked at Yu Yi, her eyes moistened, she hugged Yu Yi and said:

"Yi'er, if you study hard, the mother queen will come to see you from time to time."

Hearing the empress say this, Yi'er immediately hugged her neck and said obediently: "Yi'er promised the empress that she would definitely study hard in the future."

This is the Empress's expectation of Yuyi, and of all her children.