Because of the Wanshou Festival, the queen was busy copying scriptures for several days to pray for the emperor. The west hall is spacious and bright, there is a long case of rosewood under the brocade branch window, and the queen sits in front of the desk, copying the "Diamond Sutra".

Suddenly, Shanrou came with a smile on her face and said, "Master, the emperor is here." ”

The queen hurriedly put down her pen and was about to greet her, but saw that the emperor was dressed in dark silk and walked to the door. The corners of his robe were slightly wet, with a smile on his face, and without waiting for the queen to say goodbye, he said, "No need to be polite." ”

The palace people presented their robes, and the queen personally served the emperor to change her clothes, and said: "The autumn rain is good, the emperor doesn't have to come to visit the concubines in person, if there is anything, let the servants pass it on." ”

The emperor seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile: "I finally have time to see you, and you still have to complain." ”

Such a homely tone flattered the queen, and said: "The concubine doesn't dare, the concubine is just worried that you will be cold in the rain." ”

The emperor saw the scriptures on the case and said, "I heard the queen mother say that for the sake of the longevity festival, you have copied dozens of scriptures every day these days, and you have worked hard." ”

The queen's heart warmed and said: "As long as the emperor is healthy, the Qing Dynasty is peaceful and the people are safe, and the concubines are not afraid of hardship." ”

The emperor changed his clothes, sat down on the kang, and ordered the queen to sit beside him, and said: "Yesterday I went to my brother's house to see Yonglian, he is smart and noble, and his aura is extraordinary, in the end, it is your child, I am very pleased." After a pause, he said: "You have to take care of all the affairs in the palace, and you have to copy the scriptures, and be careful of affecting your body." Those things that don't matter are handed over to the noble concubines, concubines, and concubines, and you just make the decision, and you don't need to do it yourself. ”

The queen smiled and said, "Emperor Xie cares." After pondering for a moment, he said: "The matter of Su Changzai falling into the water on the Wanshou Festival, the Internal Affairs Office has found out that the water has been revealed, and the concubine wants to hand it over to the noble concubine to deal with, after all, Lin Changzai who is behind the command is a person in her palace. ”

She looked at the emperor's face carefully, although Lin Changzai's identity was humble, but after all, he had only been favored for a short time, and the emperor's freshness was still there, if he acted recklessly, he was afraid of annoying the emperor, so he wanted to blame the noble concubine for this matter.

The emperor was very annoyed when he thought that he was being played by the little palace people, so he said: "I don't like the harem concubines to compete for favor and jealousy, and you will personally supervise this matter." ”

Seeing that the emperor's eyes were sharp, the queen was angry, and hurriedly said, "Yes." ”

The emperor got up, Shanrou was busy kneeling on the pedal and waiting for shoes and socks, and the queen said: "It's raining heavily outside, the emperor might as well have dinner and leave." ”

Wu Shulai came in from the outhouse, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the scholar Zhu Shi is asking to see him in the Yangxin Palace. ”

The emperor said "um", and the queen did not dare to stay any longer, so she got up to see him off.

The emperor took a sedan chair to the Yangxin Palace, Zhu Shi reported the completion of the Haining Stone Pond, and said: "The Stone Pond is in the south of Haining City, Zhejiang, 500 zhang long, the long pile is signed secretly, the boulder is tiled, the rice juice and mortar are poured, and the iron nails and shovels are buckled, which is very strong. ”

When the Emperor heard this, he was very pleased.

After dinner and a short rest, Wu Shulai entered the palace and respectfully asked the emperor to get up and go to the Hongde Hall to speak, but unexpectedly the emperor asked: "Who is Su Ridu who goes to Zhongcui Palace to diagnose the pulse?" ”

Zhong Cui Palace has never had much grace, and Wu Shulai really doesn't know. I secretly regretted in my heart: Yesterday, when the emperor personally summoned the imperial doctor to see Su Chang, he should have taken precautions, and when the emperor asked, it was even more uncomfortable than going to the execution ground.

He bowed his head and said, "The slave will send someone to ask." ”

The hall was very quiet, only the Western gilt self-honking bell on the wall sounded "tick tick". Every time I walked, it was like a needle pricked in Wu Shulai's chest, and it was stuffy and painful.

The emperor was not angry, and said in a calm tone: "I will go and see." ”