However, Zhao Fang never said such a thought to anyone, but silently pressed it in his heart, when nothing happened.

What's the use of knowing why?

Can't go or can't go.

Just like when he was in Qinzhou, Qingming went out to sweep the tomb, and several younger brothers were packed up early, only he had no one to take care of, and when he came, someone hurriedly said, and finally it was not because of the lack of a saddle, that is, the horse had a belly, so that he was crowded in a carriage with the servants.

He didn't like to be crowded with the servants of the Qin Palace, and everyone looked at him as if they were looking at some poor worm.

Although he is indeed a poor worm.

Zhao Fang was thinking about things in his heart, but after a while, he heard Zhang Bi call him: "Zhao Fang! ”

He turned his head.

Zhang Bi turned the pen in his hand upside down, pointed to a page on the desktop with the back of the pen barrel, and said, "Look! ”

Zhao Fang leaned over.

It's a painting.

Although the painting is not vivid, it looks a little bit - it is two fat birds, and if you look closely, the color and shape of the coat on the body are exactly the same as the fat birds that the two of them saw in the sister's house last time.

He laughed and said, "What a look! ”

Zhang Bi also smiled and said, "I think it looks like it too." And he said, "Do you think it's good-looking?" ”

Zhao Fang nodded and said with a smile: "You draw so well." ”

He's not perfunctory, he really thinks it's good-looking.

Who knew that Zhang Bi pushed the piece of paper to the right and sent it to him, saying, "Then I'll give it to you!" ”

Zhao Fang let out an "ah", and he couldn't react.

Zhang Bi whispered: "I just said the wrong thing, you accepted my painting, and it was as if you didn't hear anything." ”

Zhao Fang opened his eyes and said strangely: "What did you say wrong?" How did I not know? ”

However, his hand under the table was uncontrollably clenched into a fist.

He had become so accustomed to not showing his true emotions to others, so much so that one day, when he was taken care of by someone who was used to being taken care of, he was a little flattered.

Zhang Bi smiled with a round face and said, "Then do you want it?" ”

Before Zhao Fang could reply, he repented and said, "I've given you both, so what should I do?" ”

As he spoke, he took the inkstone on the side of the table and pressed it to tear the painting in half.

Zhang Bi's hands, where is the hand to do things, he didn't care at all, tore the blank space between the two birds unevenly, and compared it carefully, before handing over the thinner one, and said: "You are thinner than me, you want to be thin!" ”

Zhao Fang naturally didn't argue with him, carefully took the piece of paper, and was about to speak, but suddenly heard the messy footsteps of many people outside.

He looked up, and saw the familiar teaching leading a group of people in. The man looked around the room, then pointed in the direction of himself and Zhang Bi, and said, "That's Zhao Fang, the one sitting next to Zhang Xiaogongzi." ”

Standing beside them were a few strange chamberlains, followed by a group of janissaries.

Zhao Fang was a little surprised for a while, and when he heard that he was named, he subconsciously stood up.

The yellow gate at the head walked in front, and when he arrived in front of him, he saluted respectfully and said: "Lord Shizi, there is an edict in the palace, please go to Tianqingguan." ”

Fu bowed to Zhang Bi again.

Although it was just a simple sentence and an action, Zhao Fang still keenly sensed that something was wrong.

Why salute him first, not Zhang Bi?

Zhang Bi, who is obviously deeply liked by the Empress Dowager, is much more important than him.

He was used to being cautious, and the first thing he did was to speak: "I'm not the prince, and my father didn't invite me to the prince." ”

The yellow gates on the opposite side were stunned.

Zhang Bi didn't take it to heart, and only said: "Is it that Tianqing Guan is going to worship his ancestors, and finally found out that you are missing, so he called you away?" ”

He was a little happy, looked at the missing carving in the corner again, and said, "It's so late, it's too late for you to come back to copy the book, wait for me to help you talk to Mr. tomorrow." ”

The yellow doors on the opposite side did not say anything, nor did they explain.

Zhao Fang solemnly said hello to him, but he didn't bring anything with him, but it was a ghost, and he carefully put away the fat bird that Zhang Bicai had drawn, because there was no place to put it away when it was rolled up, and he was afraid that he would hurt the picture, so he put it on his chest.

***

The carriage was already waiting outside the door, and there was a team of Praetorian guards with at least a few dozen people.

Zhao Fang felt more and more strange, and quietly shrank back.

He looked out through the wind-blown gap in the car window.

Today, there are very few pedestrians on the road, and everyone is in a hurry.

In addition to him, there were two Huangmen who had never seen before, and their attitude towards him was completely different from the rest of the palace attendants he had seen before, two points of courtesy mixed with four points of flattery, and another four points, but they could not hide their courtesy.

"Lord Shizi, I want to see the Queen Mother and all the officials in a while, you can wash your face."

One of them came from the corner with a basin of water, while the other twisted the veil and tried to wipe it on his face.

Zhao Fang subconsciously tilted his head back, but the habit of being obedient for many years still made him stop the momentum, stop where he was, and let the yellow door wipe his face.

However, he still persistently corrected: "I am not a son yet. ”

The two yellow doors glanced at each other, but neither of them replied. The two of them wiped Zhao Fang's face, and seeing that he was thin and small, and he was not in good spirits, they hurriedly combed his hair again and put some powder on his face.

Although Zhao Fang was very unhappy in his heart, he did not resist and just let them act.

Even though the carriage was running extremely fast, it still took a little time for Guozi to learn about Tianqingguan. The carriage did not stop at the door, but drove straight in.

Tianqingguan is heavily guarded, and there are guards everywhere, waiting for the place, the carriage finally stopped, and someone below asked: "But the prince of Qin?" ”

A yellow door beside Zhao Fang hurriedly responded: "Exactly." ”

As he spoke, he went to open the door.

As soon as Zhao Fang got out of the carriage, he saw seven or eight yellow doors guarding his head, and there were already footsteps on the ground to facilitate him to get off the car.

Whether it was in Qinzhou or just entering the capital, he had never been treated like this, and when he saw it at this time, he was only worried in his heart.

He followed the people into the main hall, and an old man dressed in the clothes of an inner chamberlain greeted him, saw him, and asked kindly: "Is it the little prince of Zhao Fang in the palace of His Royal Highness King Qin?" ”

His words are very appropriate, and his attitude is just right, not too much at all, and he is not a little cold.

Zhao Fang nodded and said, "Exactly." ”

The man glanced at him, took him to the side hall first, asked someone to bring a few clothes and shoes of different sizes, and compared them with Zhao Fang, before choosing one for him and personally serving him to wear.

The little yellow door on the side hurriedly came up to help.

Zhao Fang originally thought that he only needed to change his shirt, but it could be seen that the little yellow door reached out to take off his underwear, but he was very nervous, and said busily: "I'll come by myself." ”

It's too late.

The little yellow door untied the belt around his waist, and as soon as his chest opened, a thin sheet of paper slipped down it.

It's the half of the painting that Zhang Bi sent.

Zhao Fang hurriedly squatted down to pick it up, but the old eunuch had already picked him up first, and said softly: "The little one will give the son a good survival first, and when you come out, I will return it to you immediately." ”

As he spoke, Fu beckoned to the little attendant behind him and said, "Go find a box with a lock." ”

Three or two people surrounded Zhao Fang, all of them were very fast, and in the blink of an eye, they helped him change his clothes and wash his face and comb his hair again.

At this time, the little yellow door also ran over with a box.

The old eunuch put down the lock on the top, put the half of the paper in front of Zhao Fang, locked the lock again, and then put the key back into a sachet and tied it to Zhao Fang's belt.

This person acted in response to this time, without the slightest stagnation, and without even letting Zhao Fang say a word, he naturally solved his dilemma.

From entering the hall to the present, it has only taken a few sips of hot tea to clean up.

Before he was invited to move to Guozixue, Zhao Fang also lived in the palace for a period of time, but it was not until this time that he intuitively felt what was called heavenly treatment.

didn't stop for a while, the old eunuch led the way in front and brought Zhao Fang into the front hall.

There were more than twice as many guards here as there were outside, and there were more than twenty officials standing in several columns in the front hall.

Although Zhao Fang didn't recognize anyone's face, he swept over at a glance, but saw that everyone was dressed in purple, and their heads were either the six-beam crown worn by the third-grade official, or the six-beam official worn by the second-grade official.

There are also a few people whose heads are of a peculiar shape, and the upper heads are carved into wood to make the shape of a hedgehog horn.

When Zhao Fang was a child, he heard his brother who was still alive say that the law enforcement officers in the country, whether they were the imperial historians, the imperial historians, the officials of the criminal department, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, etc., all had such angular crowns on their heads, in order to take the meaning of outspokenness, honesty, and selflessness.

He followed the old eunuch and walked forward, secretly glanced left and right, but he didn't see the ancestral incense offered in the hall, and his heart was worried.

Even though Zhao Fang didn't have much knowledge, he could already see that this scene was very strange, there was no smell of candles and paper money burning in the hall, and there was no tribute to be placed, and when he came in, for some reason, many officials actually looked at it one by one.

When he finally walked around the crowd and came to the front, there was a woman sitting in a chair, looking at her earnestly.

Zhao Fang is a child's vision, although he has not yet set the shape of beauty and ugliness, he can also see that the woman has an ordinary appearance, she is also a little thin, and her face is not very energetic.

"Come here!" Seeing Zhao Fang's hesitant footsteps, he didn't move around when he stood still, and the woman hurriedly beckoned to him.

The old eunuch took him over.

The woman stepped forward, took his hand and asked, "Are you Zhao Fang?" ”

Zhao Fang nodded and glanced at the old eunuch on the side hesitantly.

The eunuch said respectfully: "This is the Queen Mother." ”

Zhao Fang hurriedly saluted and called the Queen Mother.

The officials standing below shook their heads in their hearts.

This Zhao Fang is thin and small, there is no flesh on his face, and he has a sick face, and he is not energetic at all, if he is like Zhao Fang, he is also a short-lived ghost, do you want to help him to take the position?

Empress Dowager Yang was also a little hesitant.

However, she grabbed Zhao Fang's hand, but she felt that his palms were not cold, although he looked at his body was not very healthy, but compared to the former prince Zhao Wei, who died early, it was much better.

Besides, since she made a choice, she didn't want to change it, and there was no more suitable person to change.

Empress Dowager Yang didn't hesitate much, and asked directly: "Good boy, how old are you this year?" ”

Zhao Fang replied as he was told.

Empress Dowager Yang asked him what books he had read, who was in his family, what he liked to do on weekdays, whether he was used to living in Guozixue, when he entered Beijing, and whether there was any place where he was not accustomed to water and soil after entering Beijing.

Zhao Fang replied 1510. Although he spoke very simply and was not very clever, he did not miss a single question, and his answers were clean and refreshing, and he did not drag his feet.

Empress Dowager Yang was even more satisfied.

Although it's just an ordinary child, his qualifications and talents are ordinary, but he's not stupid, his brain is clear, and he looks very sensible.

looks cowardly, but his mother is gone, and he is not very old now, so he has to take care of him well, and when he is old in the future, he will have to read a little love?

Empress Dowager Yang's face slowly relaxed, and said, "Sure enough, it came out of Guozixue, and she knows etiquette very well." ”

The officials standing below vomited blood in their hearts.

Although Zhao Fang's voice was not very loud, the hall was empty, and there was nothing to put in it, it was quiet inside, and the people behind him still heard six or seven points.

This child has only been in Guozi School for more than a month, how did he become "the first person to come out of Guozi School"? No matter how lazy the mother-in-law is, she has to roll out of the water when she takes a bath, so that she can be called clean, right? How can you just wet your fingers like this, even if you wash it?

Zhao Fang was a little dazed, so he had to bow his head and weigh the award.

Empress Dowager Yang said to Cui Yongchen on the side: "Ask a few imperial doctors to come over and take a look and have a look." ”

As she spoke, she saw Zhao Fang standing with her head down, and hurriedly instructed the little yellow door on the side: "Don't hurry up and take a seat." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Cai remembered that the officials opposite had also knelt and stood for a day, the younger ones were fine, but a few of them were older, and I was afraid that they would not be able to stand it.

The woman was soft-hearted, and she didn't know the officials of the DPRK and China, she couldn't tell which one was which, and she didn't know whose official was high and whose official was low, so she had to say: "Let all the officials also take a seat." ”

Although there were few such precedents in the past, everyone was tired from the day, and it was easy to get the opportunity to have a chair to sit on, who would be stupid enough to refuse? And they all sat down.

Three or four medical officers quickly came in.

Empress Dowager Yang gave her a seat and asked them to check her pulse in front of her.

Zhao Fang sat in his seat, and until this time, he still didn't know what was going on.

There are only officials and the queen mother in the palace, but there is no emperor and the queen mother.

He was nervous, he only felt that his heart was beating faster and faster, and his pulse was beating faster, but he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that he smelled a smell of blood in the room.