Yuanzhi came in the wind and snow, just because the snow was so big, even if he was sitting on the dragon bowl, the corners of his clothes were still wet. When it was time to get down, the golden shoes stepped on the snow and immediately imprinted deep footsteps.

Xiao Jizi shouted: "The emperor is coming to Kunning Palace!" ”

When the palace people in the house heard this, they put down their work again and again, went out of the door, and prepared to salute. Queen Zhou was also going out to greet her, but when she saw the heavy snow outside the door, she thought about it and turned around to go back to the room, and Dan'er shouted softly when she saw it: "Niangniang, where are you going?" ”

"The wind and snow outside are too big, the emperor must be soaking wet, and the palace has to go back first to prepare a robe for him." She walked back without looking back, and it could be seen that she was still eager to take it back and ask Yuanzhi for peace again.

Dan'er is chasing behind her: "Niangniang, Niangniang!" But the emperor has already arrived outside the door, why don't you go and get it from the slave maid, can you hurry up and meet it? ”

"No need." She only let out a faint sound, and the person had already disappeared behind the curtain.

Sure enough, when Motoji arrived outside the door, there were wet marks all over his body, and the snow that fell on his shoulders was melting.

Fortunately, Queen Zhou went back to get the robe in person, that is, she came back as soon as he arrived at the porch, and personally took the robe in front of everyone.

It wasn't until he entered the heated room that he said, "Your Majesty, please take off the missing cloak on your body?" The concubine has prepared one for you. ”

Yuan Zhi nodded, she stepped forward and gently untied his outer cover, and then gently covered his body with the new coat and fastened the strap, and he immediately felt a wave of warmth welling up in his body.

At this time, Queen Zhou said to Xiao Jizi, who was even more wet behind her: "Xiao Jizi, there is a palace by the emperor's side, you go with Dan'er, and ask her to pour you a cup of ginger tea to go to the cold." ”

Xiao Kiko glanced at Yuanzhi hesitantly, and it was not until the latter nodded that he quickly knelt down towards her: "Slave, thank you for the compassion of the queen mother." ”

Immediately after that, Dan'er came and led Xiao Jizi away.

Yuan Zhi smiled secretly, and sighed in his heart that Empress Zhou was indeed a sympathetic housewife, for which he was very pleased, and he didn't have to worry about anything else when he was busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty, because he had a lot of strength left.

He stretched out his hand and took her to sit down and said, "Don't be busy, let them go." Chen'er fell asleep? I saw that he was still very energetic. ”

Speaking of which, Queen Zhou smiled and said: "Yes, it is rare for the princes to visit the Kunning Palace of the concubines, especially the younger ones who are younger than the sixth and seventh children, who originally came to the Kunning Palace to visit Chen'er, and he liked to play with them the most, and he was very happy!"

I thought that the energetic person might not sleep tonight, but I knew that the doll who tossed weekdays fell asleep today on the bed! ”

Talking and smiling, his face was ruddy and gorgeous under the candlelight.

Yuanzhi laughed: "This is how it should be, children are the most tossed, this is to sleep when you are tired of playing, otherwise you will not sleep." ”

"Yes!"

At this time, Empress Zhou seemed to remember something and said again, "Your Majesty, what did the Queen Mother say when she left you to speak today?" I see that you are not interested, but it is not a good thing? ”

Speaking of this, Yuanzhi's smile faded a little, and when he thought about it, he knew that Empress Zhou would comfort herself, and felt that this was also a matter of time or later, and there was nothing to hide, so she said: "The queen mother told me today that she wanted to go back to Lingnan with Mr. Ji. ”

"Ah???h This thing is indeed amazing, I couldn't have imagined that Su Youyi would want to go back to her hometown at this time. The meaning of listening to Yuanzhi's words is to ensure that it is indeed not a trip back, but that he is preparing to live in Lingnan in the second half of his life.

She pondered for a moment and asked, "But never to come back?" ”

"The queen mother said that she would go back to live for a long time, and occasionally come back to see, she was still the queen mother, and she just completely withdrew from the capital from the imperial garden." Motoji responded.

Hearing this, Queen Zhou obviously relaxed a little, but she was afraid that she was the same as Yuan Zhi originally thought, and thought that the queen mother would never come back.

After thinking for a while, she said: "The concubine knows a little bit about the queen mother, she has been in this deep palace for more than ten years, but Xiaoliu Xiaoqi has not grown up yet, and the first emperor has left." She is only a few years old, and she will have to be decades in the future, and she should not stand it. ”

After hesitating, she said again, "What's more, people have a hometown love plot, now the queen mother has cultivated you, and the court is also calm, it is inevitable that there will be homesickness for a while, if you want to enter the soil, you only want to enter the soil of your hometown." ”

"And Mr. Ji, the concubine has heard about it, and she has been waiting for the queen mother for many years, and if the concubine is at that time, she will also want to return to her hometown with the people who accompany her, this is just a woman's mind."

Hearing this, Yuan Zhi suddenly raised his head and looked at Queen Zhou with deep eyes, she was startled and didn't know why she heard him ask: "Does the queen have a childhood sweetheart?" ”

After reacting, she laughed out loud, and immediately knew what Yuan Zhi was thinking, and laughed for a while until he blushed before saying: "The concubine has no childhood sweetheart, only the emperor, not to mention that the emperor is in good health, and the concubine will accompany you to grow old together." ”

She had the courage to touch Yuanzhi's head, which was in response to her own voice of "growing old together". Fortunately, he didn't look angry, just let her touch it, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and after a while, he took her hand down and put it in the palm of his hand.

Then he said: "The queen mother said that after the year, I hope that I will go out on patrol with her and go to the vicinity of the capital to understand the people's livelihood." I originally wanted to take you with me, but in the harem, I trusted you, so I wronged you and stayed. ”

Empress Zhou just smiled and did not show disappointment, just because she was glad that although she did not accompany Yuan Zhi out of the palace, she was the person he trusted the most.

"The emperor is relieved to go, and the concubines must take care of the harem affairs carefully. I just don't know, who is the emperor of the previous dynasty going to keep? ”

When he heard this, he responded: "I am going to take Su Shoufu and Uncle Yongwang, and leave Situ Hu in the court." This is also the second reason for keeping you, although the harem concubines are not allowed to interfere in politics, but you supervise the ministers I trust a little, and I can rest assured. ”

His eyes showed sincerity, without any hypocrisy, which made Queen Zhou's heart settle down at once. I felt that this was taking on a heavy responsibility, but at the moment, I only felt that this was one of her rigorous things, and it was no different from her usual life.

She slowly knelt in front of him with the hem of her skirt, and only bowed with gratitude: "Concubine, thank you to the emperor." ”