After disposing of the various impeachments of the Imperial Observatory, after no longer seeing the pile of concerts in the way in front of her, the Empress Dowager's nose didn't seem to be stuffed like that, and even the itching in her throat and eyes was a little better.

According to the original arrangement, she finished meeting the officials who entered the palace today, had another dinner, sat back at the table, and reviewed the recital until midnight.

When the matter came to an end, she turned her head and saw that the missing moment in the corner had already passed, and suddenly remembered the little emperor in the Funing Palace, and turned her head to ask Cui Yongchen: "Your Majesty, how are you doing these days?" ”

Cui Yongchen replied: "With that Qin Su Niang entering the palace, it is really useful, Your Majesty can sleep at night these days, even during the day, she is watching from the side, and it is a lot better - I can finally sit for a quarter of an hour." ”

For the Empress Dowager, this seems to be good news on the surface, but when you look back carefully, it is very worrying.

"In two days, I will go to Tianqing to worship Taizu Taizong, it will take a long time, and all the officials are here, Your Majesty may take on this responsibility?" She put down the pen in her hand, "Can't you sacrifice to your ancestors and ancestors, but also want that woman to follow you?" ”

Cui Yongchen did not dare to comment.

The Empress Dowager didn't want him to speak, but frowned and said: "Didn't you say before that you would send a few palace people with a gentle temperament to take care of them and follow that woman, you are watching from the side, but what's the difference?" ”

Cui Yongchen said: "Although the minister is not always on the side, just watch the woman act, seems to be very careful, I heard that at night with His Majesty to sleep, His Majesty does not sleep, she has been coaxing, because Your Majesty is not used to seeing people, she takes care of it alone, and has never shouted tired, a day from morning to night, must not leave her body." ”

The more the Empress Dowager listened, the more uncomfortable she felt, and she frowned and said: "Your Majesty is not used to seeing people, that is a child who is ignorant, and he can't always be left and right. ”

Cui Yongchen bowed his head and said: "That Qin Su Niang didn't say anything, and she was very willing to teach, but Your Majesty couldn't bear the rest of the palace people around, once he didn't like it, he cried and made trouble, and he couldn't sleep long a night, because he was worried about straining the dragon body, everyone had to retreat, leaving Qin Su Niang alone." ”

He saw that the Empress Dowager's face was very unpleasant, so he hurriedly added another sentence, and said: "Right now, she has only been in the palace for a long time, and Your Majesty is not used to it. ”

The Empress Dowager was very displeased.

For Zhao Zhu, she was already more and more dissatisfied, and when she heard Cui Yongchen say this, she threw the brush in her hand and got up and said, "How does Funing Palace take care of Your Majesty?" How can an ordinary woman outside the uterus be incomparable? I'm going to see what she's got three heads and six arms! ”

As she spoke, she shook off her robe and took the lead and walked out.

Cui Yongchen never expected that his words would lead to follow-ups, and hurriedly followed.

The vertical arch hall is not far from Funing Palace.

At this time, the night was dark, and the corridors and roads were quiet.

Halfway through, the Empress Dowager suddenly said to Cui Yongchen: "Don't tell them to report, I want to see, that woman is so good at coaxing children, no one else in the palace can compare?" ”

Cui Yongchen hurriedly responded, found a few old Huangmen to come over, and asked them to go to Funing Palace to arrange first.

When a group of people arrived at Funing Palace with lanterns, a row of people was already standing cautiously outside.

The Empress Dowager didn't look at it, and walked straight inside.

Zhao Zhu lived in the side hall in the north, the empress dowager went all the way, and the candlesticks that were originally placed in the hall were a few steps apart, but none of them were lit at this time.

She turned her head and asked the palace man who was waiting on the side, "Why don't you light candles?" ”

The palace people hurriedly whispered: "In the past, candles were lit at night, but His Majesty always refused to sleep, because he didn't know why, and he didn't dare to move, and then the plain lady came, saying that His Majesty was scared of the candle shadow when he was a child, and he was not used to seeing the lamp outside. ”

She paused, and then said: "The slaves and maids listened to what Su Niangzi said, and then they stopped lighting wax, and sure enough, they slept better for a while." ”

The tone of this palace person is very relaxed, but in the ears of the Empress Dowager, it is not relaxed at all.

She let out an "um" from her nose and continued to walk forward.

More than ten palace people and chamberlains followed behind, and although they were walking very carefully, there were still some small sounds.

The Empress Dowager stood for a while, only to feel that Zhao Zhu might have fallen asleep, and a group of people could enter, afraid that she would wake him up, so she turned her head and said, "You all go down." ”

glanced at Cui Yongchen again.

Cui Yongchen stepped forward to take a lantern and lightly lifted it in front of him to open the way.

It didn't take long for the two of them to reach the north hall.

Because Zhao Zhu didn't like people to get close, he only arranged a few palace handles at the outer gate, and everyone saw the queen mother and was about to salute, but Cui Yongchen glanced at him and shut up one after another.

"Your Majesty is asleep?"

Cui Yongchen asked in a very low voice.

The palace people nodded one after another, and said in a breathy voice: "Your Majesty is already asleep." ”

"Who's in there?"

A palace man whispered: "Su Niangzi is in it with His Majesty." ”

The Empress Dowager's face immediately darkened, but she didn't attack on the spot, but glanced at Cui Yongchen.

Cui Yongchen was also a little angry, and coldly reprimanded: "Your Majesty's dragon body is noble, how can you let her serve alone?" If there's something missing! ”

Although his voice was not loud, the palace people standing beside him were trembling with fright. Everyone didn't dare to say much, but just opened the door gently according to Cui Yongchen's instructions.

The Empress Dowager should go in first.

Cui Yongchen held the lantern in his hand, followed cautiously, and waved his hand at the palace people behind him, telling them not to follow.

The two entered the temple one after the other.

First of all, I entered the outer hall of the side hall, which was not very big, only put the necessary tables, chairs and utensils, and there were many ornaments rewarded by the Queen Mother, although everything should be clean, but it looked like it was not a little popular, and no one stayed here on weekdays.

The door to the dormitory was closed.

Cui Yongchen stepped forward and pushed gently.

- There was a deadbolt in it, and he couldn't push it open.

The Empress Dowager's face was even more ugly.

There is only one person waiting and the door has to be locked, so what happens, and who can afford it?

Cui Yongchen was covered in sweat.

The Empress Dowager handed over the Funing Palace to him, because Zhao Zhu'an had divided a lot for a while, since Qin Suniang entered the palace, he came to patrol twice a night, to patrol once every two days, and the Empress Dowager was sick these days, and he simply did not come for several days.

Who would have thought that these palace people in Funing Palace would dare to be so bold! actually left Qin Suniang alone to serve the Son of Heaven.

"Open the door." Ignoring Cui Yongchen's panic, the Empress Dowager ordered.

Cui Yongchen bowed his head and answered, and took a sachet from his arms.

There are two keys in the sachet, one large and one small.

He took the big one first and stood on tiptoe.

Cui Yongchen is tall, even if he is old at this time and has bowed his back for a lifetime, he can't compare to his previous body, but he can stand on tiptoe, and he can still reach the lintel that is not too high.

He inserted the key into an inconspicuous hole in it and twisted it slightly.

There was a soft sound of "tuk", as if something had been opened.

He retrieved the large key, took another small one, and carefully crouched on the ground.

In the lower right corner of the door, there is also a tiny hole next to the hinge, which is not noticeable to ordinary people.

The hole corresponded to the small key in Cui Yongchen's hand.

He unlocked the lock on his head without any problems.

Few people in the palace know that the inner door of the palace where Zhao Zhu lives is specially made.

Because after this little emperor entered the palace, his mood was very unstable, and the empress dowager was worried that something would go wrong with him, so she deliberately made this door, but just in case, if he locked himself inside, he could sneak in to help.

Who would have thought that this special door would be used at this time, although it was not intended to be?

Cui Yongchen put away the two keys, and only pushed them slightly, and the door seemed to be filled with the "mouth" in the middle of the word "Hui", and another small door in the door was opened.

He first took the lantern in his hand with a cloth to block the front half, gently put it into the door, and then stepped in first, and then reminded in a very small voice: "Sage, beware of your step." ”

The Empress Dowager also followed into the door.

It is said that if you are incivil, do not listen, and do not disturb.

But for the Queen Mother, this time it is naturally not among the "indecent acts".

Since mentioning that Qin Su Niang that day, she had a faint premonition in her heart.

After entering the door, I walked about ten steps to the left, and there was a large arch screen.

Cui Yongchen lifted the lantern again, but did not put the cloth away, but still used the lantern light on the front half of the wall.

He was ahead of the curve.

Everywhere the dim candlelight went, the appearance of the dormitory was reflected.

Compared with the clean and unpopular outer hall, this is obviously the place where Zhao Zhu likes to linger.

On the ground, shoes and socks were thrown on the east and west, looking at the size and shape, there were Zhao Zhu's and Qin Suniang's, and they were thrown by Zhao Zhu again.

The curtain had been lowered, and the brass basin, which was supposed to be on the bedside stand, had somehow been lowered to the ground, and a towel was placed on the side of the brass basin, half of which had been submerged in water.

Along with the copper basin placed on the ground, there is also a white jade night pot, and the spout is also wrapped in a careful cloth to protect against the cold in winter.

In addition to these, there are also nine rings, grinding and drinking, yellow wax, white wax fish turtles, mandarin ducks and other things, or put on the table next to the side, or thrown on the ground, all of which are horizontal and vertical, thinking that they are for Zhao Zhu to play with before going to bed.

The Empress Dowager's face soothed a little.

She stepped over the irregular obstacles on the ground and walked to the bed.

Cui Yongchen followed aside, holding the lantern in his hand, gently pulling it aside, and pulling up the curtain.

At this time, the weather is warm, and even at night, a thin futon is enough.

There were two people lying in the curtain, Qin Suniang slept inside, Zhao Zhu slept outside, the two were covered with the same thin silk quilt, which was only on Qin Suniang's waist and abdomen, revealing her upper body.

Her face and body were facing outward, while Zhao Zhu was lying flat, leaning in slightly.

The natural sleeping position, in the eyes of the two outside, seemed to be a ghost.

Cui Yongchen's right hand holding the curtain trembled, and his left hand holding the lantern also trembled.

The Empress Dowager stared at the scene in front of her, and she was about to split.

She held her head in one hand and the curtain in the other, and in an instant, the whole person shook for a moment.

Cui Yongchen swallowed nervously.

On the bed, Qin Suniang only wore a pair of loose underwear, and Zhao Zhu wore a small coat. The latter's pants had faded halfway to himself, and the emperor of the Ninety-Five Emperor grabbed the small, drooping dragon root in the crotch with his left hand, and grabbed his nurse's chest with the other hand.

His whole person was close to Qin Su Niang, sleeping between her, and his mouth was holding the breastfeeding place, and he smacked twice from time to time, looking very relaxed and satisfied, as if he was born to act like this.

Qin Suniang's right hand was on her belly, and her left hand was on Zhao Zhu's head, as if she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her breasts exposed.

She exhaled and inhaled at the end of her nose, her whole body fell together, and she slept very soundly.

The Empress Dowager's nose was already tightly blocked, and she couldn't breathe out. She gritted her teeth, gasped between her teeth, and shouted coldly, "Your Majesty! ”

Zhao Zhu was young, holding the breasts of the nurse, and nestled in his arms, he was tightly protected, and he hadn't reacted much, but Qin Suniang, who was holding him, had already woken up.

She opened her sleepy eyes blankly, and for a moment, she reacted wrongly, and immediately sat up, got up halfway, and suddenly found that her chest was still being held by Zhao Zhu, and the upper half of her body was naked, exposed in the air, and she was facing the empress dowager who was staring at her.

The candlelight in the lantern was blocked by the cloth, half bright, shining on the face of the Empress Dowager, the other party's eyes were round, gritting his teeth, his face was almost distorted, in Qin Suniang's eyes, it was no different from a ghost.

Qin Suniang saw the Empress Dowager when she entered the palace, and was deeply impressed by this majestic and fierce old woman.

She opened her mouth, panting rapidly, but she still wrapped her arms with Zhao Zhu, and lifted her chest for a long time before she could retreat from it, and she didn't care about the side, grabbed the silk on her head and blocked her chest, turned over, knelt on the bed, bowed her head, and exclaimed tremblingly: "It's too ...... Grand empress dowager! ”

Zhao Zhu lost his mouth, and the person next to him had such a big movement, how could he still sleep, he opened his eyes in a daze, and for a while, he didn't know what was going on.

He sat up with a bone, first glanced at the Empress Dowager and Cui Yongchen behind her, and then at Qin Suniang behind him, and almost subconsciously shouted according to his usual habits: "A-Niang! ”