"Did you hear that? The queen thought about it behind closed doors! ”

"Huh? Who did you listen to, didn't you just feel cold and unwell? ”

"Snort ~ Any physical discomfort is an excuse! If she is really sick, why don't you see Her Majesty to see her? It must be that His Majesty didn't go on the first day of the new year, she felt that she had no face to see people, so she found such an excuse! You see, yesterday His Majesty went to stay in less than a quarter of an hour before coming out~"

"I know about the queen's fall from grace, but why do I think about it again?"

"Your Majesty said that since the queen mother is unwell, she naturally can't take care of the palace affairs, so it is better to let the virtuous concubine take care of it. As soon as His Majesty left yesterday, the queen sent all the seals to Yongle Palace. If it weren't for the queen's mistake, how could His Majesty make this will? You say, if the prince in Shangyang Palace gave birth to the prince, is it possible to ......?"

Among the flowers of early summer, the whispering woman in palace clothes gasped, and a trace of easily recognizable schadenfreude flashed on her face, but it soon turned to jealousy.

Zhi Wei gave the little palace maid behind her a look, and the latter closed her mouth tighter, and the two quietly walked away from the other road.

went far, and the little palace maid didn't dare to ask questions about the "abolished queen" in the words of the concubine, but she was taught well by Yuxue and was very honest.

The two of them went to Cining Palace today to deliver something.

The Queen Mother's illness has not been better, and at the beginning of the month, there was a gradual aggravation trend, and Princess An, Queen Xiao'an, who entered the palace every day to serve the sick, stayed naturally at the request of the Queen Mother, and lived in the side hall of Cining Palace. Then the Queen Mother got better bizarrely, and when she met people, she said that Princess An, the daughter-in-law, and Xiao An, the grandson, moved the world with filial piety, and they were even more reluctant to let the two out of the palace.

Because of this relationship, coupled with the recent visit of foreign envoys, and the outbreak of drought in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, the emperor was so busy that he didn't have time to run to Cining Palace every day, so he could only send Zhiwei and others to ask for warmth and send things over every day, most of them were for the Queen Mother, and a small part was given to Princess An's mother and son who "shared the emperor's worries".

Today's delivery is a few of the latest idle books provided by the bookstore, there are travelogues, there are also books, and Zhiwei is quite interested in reading the title of the book, but she doesn't have the courage to feast her eyes first.

When they arrived at Cining Palace, the palace people led them in in a strange way.

In the small garden, the Queen Mother was wearing homely clothes and was talking with Princess An, who was catching dragonflies with a little eunuch next to her.

Knowing that the emperor sent someone to send "filial piety" again, the queen mother smiled and was about to order to accept it and send people away.

The people of Qiande Palace have been diligent in this time, and she has also met two or three times, and each time she will see the same person, and she will hear the palace maid next to her say that this woman is the person who injured His Majesty last time and was punished by her old man to kneel. The Queen Mother didn't want to see Zhiwei very much, and she was very dissatisfied with the fact that she had mixed up in front of the emperor, so she didn't want to see her.

Unexpectedly, Princess An suddenly smiled and said: "Your Majesty is really caring, and I still remember that the queen mother loved to watch these things for entertainment when she was young." The son just listened, saying that there is the latest script? Wouldn't it be interesting to ask the errand man to come in and read a few paragraphs to the queen mother to relieve boredom? ”

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows slightly, and suddenly remembered that when her niece He Jieyu came to Cining Palace two days ago, she seemed to have said a few private words to Princess An.

She smiled slightly, but her tone was still very brisk: "You leather monkey, you are still so naughty when you become a mother!" It's clear that you want to listen to people's dramas, but you want to pull the tiger skin of the mourning family! ”

Princess An hurriedly made fun, and the palace people who stood also chuckled.

In this harmonious atmosphere, Zhi Wei was inexplicably brought over, and took on a new task, reading the script.

She could only pick up the top one and began to read in the most cautious, peaceful, and conservative tone.

As soon as she read a few words, Princess An laughed and thought she was too stuffy, and the cherry mouth was slightly pouting, and she couldn't tell that she was a widow who gave birth to a seven-year-old child.

Zhi Wei quickly glanced at the Queen Mother, who had a faint look in her eyes, and couldn't figure out what the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wanted to do, so she could only read it hard and make herself as lively as possible.

This is a story with nothing new, it is about a talented scholar who entered Beijing to take the exam, but was murdered by the wicked on the way, and his hard-working articles, entanglements, and even his household registration certificate were stolen by the wicked, and the wicked even relied on these things to replace him to catch the exam.

The poor scholar was pushed off the cliff by him, and became ugly and crippled, but was fortunately rescued by a kind passer-by. Later, he learned that the enemy had taken his name as an official, so he decided to take revenge. He worked hard and lonely, endured what ordinary people couldn't bear, even if he fell to begging on the street, he didn't fall into a gentleman's demeanor, and he happened to be bought back by a discerning county king to be a servant. Then from the servant to the butler, to the confidant, to the military advisor, even the little lord was impressed by his knowledge......

Overall, this is a male-oriented revenge story, interspersed with a little boudoir affair, which accounts for a relatively small proportion and is unique in the script. Looking at the expressions of the Queen Mother and Princess An, they are actually not very interested in this story.

When Zhi Wei read the section on the disfigurement of the scholar, she couldn't help but think of her brother who had encountered a similar situation, and she was a little unstable, and when she read the next paragraph, she suddenly became dumb and couldn't speak.

After reacting, she quickly knelt down and kowtowed to admit her mistake.

Princess An looked at her and smiled: "I forgot, the storyteller outside can still have a cup of tea to moisten his throat, but our opera garden has wronged you." Mother, do you still want to listen? ”

The Queen Mother said lazily: "It's not a serious storyteller, but just listen to it, the story is not interesting." The mourning family is also tired, so let's disperse. With that, he sat up with the support of the palace people and walked back slowly.

Princess An looked at Zhiwei carefully again, and then beckoned Xiao An to leave with a smile.

The birds in the court were scattered, and Zhi Wei dared to wipe the cold sweat on her forehead, staring at the tree and begonia behind the Queen Mother.

The reason why she suddenly got stuck was not because she felt sorry for her brother's experience, and she didn't get to this point where she didn't distinguish between public and private, but-

"You just said that Princess An will not let this kind of incognito and innocent staff enter the palace and become the prince's confidant, and the queen mother is even more unlikely to allow it, what does this mean?"

The tree was so frightened that it shook off half of its petals, and immediately spoke happily to the stranger.

"Ah, you must be new here, don't you understand the rules of the palace? Wang An is the only grandson of the Queen Mother now, of course she has to prevent spies from getting involved. ”

Zhi Wei frowned and asked: "No, the Queen Mother cares about her grandson no matter how much she cares about her grandson, and she won't interfere in the small things in the palace, right?" ”

She is not a smart person, but she also knows that the emperor sends her to Cining Palace every day to have some plans, coupled with the faint tone of the pot of podocarpus, she has already guessed that there seems to be something wrong between the emperor and the queen mother.

Therefore, she can't let go of any clues.

Haitang said disapprovingly: "You don't know this, right?" The Queen Mother cares about Queen An's mother and son, and she has to summon her if she has anything to do, what else can she say if she doesn't say this? Last time, they were here to talk about the long history of King An's Mansion, saying that the old lady who died before was going home to keep filial piety, and the new one was too pedantic, and they discussed how to get this person away. ”

According to the convention, the chief historians of each royal palace were given by the imperial court, which not only represented the emperor's reward, but also a kind of vigilance.

If there is no ghost in your heart, how can you get rid of the long historian given by the emperor?

Zhi Wei was alarmed in her heart, and hurriedly asked a few more words about what Haitang had seen and heard, and then left in fear.

She has been acting as the emperor's ear for more than half a month, and she has already received an important piece of news from her brother from the emperor.

The injuries were not serious, they were all flesh wounds, but they were defaced. If there is no miracle doctor to rejuvenate and remove his long scar, the low-hanging fruit and path will stop here forever.

Speaking of which, my brother's experience is very similar to the scholar in the book, except that the jealous enemy has been replaced by a murderous bandit, and the brother is not so miserable that he becomes lame.

Although Zhiwei was a little disappointed, she was still relieved.

As long as my brother is safe and sound, fame and fortune are all things outside the body.

My brother now has the reputation of a tribute, and he can barely survive even if he returns to his hometown to guard a few acres of land. After all, he doesn't have to pay taxes, and maybe there are neighbors who want to "send" the fields to his name, which is naturally indispensable for benefits.

If the elder brother still has the heart to be an official, he can also go to some nobles or officials as a staff member, although he is a little aggrieved, he does not have to worry about food, clothing, and money.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, my brother can go back to teach in a private school, how can each student live a few taels a year.

After thinking about it carefully, Zhi Wei completely let go of her brother, and she was also energetic when she worked, and she wanted to repay His Majesty the Emperor who was tolerant and benevolent.

Therefore, after hearing this news, she flew back to Qiande Palace.

But she didn't get to see the emperor alone.

All afternoon, the emperor met people in the study, and heard that several messengers had returned from the disaster relief in Jiangnan, and there was also a prince among them. Moreover, it seems that the general Qin who guarded the northern frontier, that is, the emperor's father-in-law, also entered the palace.

While waiting, Zhiwei couldn't help but wonder.

If my brother is the scholar in the book, I can't say that this prince who went south is the discerning county king! I don't know if there is such a cute and cute little lord in the prince's mansion......

My brother hurt his face, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to find a good girl who is the right person for family affairs, and it would be good if he got married before entering Beijing.

She thought about it, this is not good, in case she marries someone who hates the poor and loves the rich, and sees that her brother has broken his future, it will be even worse, it is better to be single. However, it's better to think about marrying the county lord, and it's possible in the script.

"Sister Zhiwei, you just happen to be here! There's ink all over the place, so I'll clean it up! Wang Dexi called her in a low voice.

Zhi Wei was stunned, hurriedly took two wet cloths, and went in with low eyebrows.

When he crossed the threshold, he happened to pass by a tall middle-aged man, and seeing that the other party should be a military general, Zhi Wei probably guessed that the other party was General Qin, and he was slightly blessed, and flashed in again.

Strangely, this Qin general somehow stopped, as if he had looked at her several times before leaving.