Tong He quietly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but he felt guilty in his heart, so he replied: "Your Majesty is merciful, but if the old slave does not repent because of His Majesty's tolerance, it is really a sin that deserves to die, please give it to Your Majesty!" ”

"It's not that I'm merciful, it's that the queen has spoken to me several times." Pei Zhao said lightly: "The queen values you so much, you must not live up to this kindness in the future, and you must do things for her more wholeheartedly, can you save it?" ”

Hearing that it was Su Ying who interceded for him, Tong He knew that he had escaped this time, and he was very grateful in his heart, and was about to kowtow to thank him, but he heard Pei Zhao say: "The queen means that I will not implicate anyone, but in my opinion, those talkative people dare to discuss the government and make the queen frightened, which is really a crime that deserves death." I ordered you to do it, just a little, don't let the queen know. ”

Tong He nodded again and again, and said: "When Zheng Shanggong ordered someone to send the news over, the old slave had already asked Yuan Lu to tie up the little yellow door to the straight room and shut it, because Fang Cai Niangniang was there, it was not good to go to Shuying Garden to get people, so the old slave went over in person, and this time he will be punished!" ”

Pei Zhao's brows furrowed slightly, and he said lightly: "What I want is not punishment. ”

Not a punishment? If it is not punishment, it is not ...... Tong He subconsciously glanced at Duan Niang, and saw the same horror as himself in her eyes, he remembered the words "sin deserves death" that Pei Zhao said, and finally suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "The old slave can be saved, please rest assured, Your Majesty!" ”

Pei Zhao said "um", stopped speaking, and walked to the study with his hands in his hand, Tong He stood up tremblingly, but he almost fell down again, Duan Niang hurriedly held him firmly, and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law be careful." ”

Tong He smiled bitterly: "I can be regarded as walking before the ghost gate, but in the end, I am old, and it is really useless." ”

"My father-in-law is too worried." Duan Niang hurriedly comforted: "Your Majesty and Niangniang did not blame your father-in-law, this is the importance of your father-in-law, and it is also a good blessing for your father-in-law." When she thought of Fang Cai's situation, she couldn't help but feel palpitations: "No wonder my father-in-law is afraid, even the slave and maid are frightened, not to mention how serious this matter is, just His Majesty's face has already made the slave and maid frightened." ”

Tong He sighed: "I only tell you this in private, I am also an old man who has served by His Majesty's side for more than 20 years, Your Majesty has been such a temperament since he was a child, he is very indifferent to everyone, and he can't rub half a cent of sand in his eyes, so in this palace, everyone is afraid of him." But if you know your majesty a little, you will know what a merciful man he is, just like in this incident just now, it was my mother who interceded for me, so that I could get out of the way, if not, your majesty would at most punish me to the court, but not my life. ”

Duan Niang nodded again and again, feeling a little more down-to-earth, and then asked: "Your Majesty handed over those people to my father-in-law to deal with, how is my father-in-law prepared?" ”

Mentioning the initiators, Tong Hedeng's face changed: "Don't mention the two girls in the Shuying Garden for the time being, just talking about the little rabbit cub in the Chaoyang Palace, it's really hateful, he probably thought that this was a well-known thing, and it didn't matter if he said it, so he had the courage to go to Gong'e to talk about it, he didn't want to think about it, even if this matter didn't involve Niangniang, but he was already an unforgivable crime!" His Majesty wants his life, and it is not too much at all. ”

Duan Niang's face was slightly unbearable, but she didn't say anything, Tong He said: "In the past, the dead girl of Lianzhu has already had a disaster, these rabbit cubs don't know how to be afraid, today you will guard the mother well, don't let her go around the court, I will take the three people to the court to be killed on the spot, and order all the palace people to watch, just as a model for killing chickens and monkeys!" ”

Duan Niang's hand trembled slightly, and finally nodded.

Tong He has been in the palace for many years, and he can sit firmly in his current position, so he naturally has his ability. What happened in the court that day was a taboo that no one dared to mention anymore, and after that, not only the Chaoyang Palace and the Xuanzheng Palace, but even the miscellaneous palace people in the Shanggong Bureau all restrained their temperament, and they were very down-to-earth and loyal, and even Duan Niang had to praise in private: "My father-in-law has good means, after this, these people are much easier to discipline than in the past." ”

Su Ying naturally didn't know about these things, the imperial doctor gave her a pulse, saying that the delivery period was in the past few days, now don't say that she and Pei Zhao, even the palace people are all waiting for it, taking this matter as the most important top priority, Pei Ming doesn't even go to Zishantang, only brings his most respectful straight talk to the palace, and comes with Pei Zhao to accompany her after reading every day.

Seeing that these people were all nervous, Su Ying was also a little apprehensive, and after dinner that day, she couldn't help but ask Pei Zhao: "Do you know what it's like to give birth to a little doll?" ”

Pei Zhao was slightly stunned for a moment, and looked at her with a smile: "I don't know." ”

"That's right, you haven't given birth, how do you know?" Su Ying had a sad face: "I used to ask my mother, she said that the little doll came out of the heart of the foot, of course I didn't believe it, and then I asked my nurse, and she told me that the woman who became a parent sneezed and there was a little doll, and several of my sisters-in-law also had their own opinions." But then I entered the palace, and I waited in the main hall when a few concubines gave birth to little dolls, and they screamed miserably! ”

The more she talked, the more worried she became, and subconsciously held Pei Zhao's hand: "You also know, I'm most afraid of pain, I heard the imperial doctor say that when you give birth to a doll, you must nourish your spirit, you said that if I am in a lot of pain and pain at that time, what if I faint in pain?" ”

Duan Niang hurriedly said: "Amitabha, Niangniang is the most blessed person, but don't say such things." ”

Pei Zhao's expression was quite solemn, guilt and distress were intertwined, in the past eight or nine months, he saw her hard work every day, and sometimes even thought, since she is so uncomfortable, then this child simply doesn't want to be better, but this thought is only for a moment, he knows very well in his heart that he is reluctant to give up this child.

This is his and Ah Ming's child, this child has Ah Jin's blood in his body, how can he be reluctant not to?

Seeing that Su Jin's eyes were bright and bright, obviously waiting for him to answer, he said, "Ah Jin, I will definitely be by your side at that time, don't be afraid." ”

Hmm, this idea sounds like a good idea, Su Ying was a little moved, but a little hesitant: "Is this okay?" I've heard that when a baby is born, a man can't be around. ”

"Whatever you like."

Tsk, what this brother said is really domineering, but he is the emperor, and no one dares to oppose him when he says such things. Su Ming saw Pei Zhao looking at herself with a smile, her face flushed, and she was about to think of a way to say something else to distract him, but she didn't have to bother to think about it, Pei Ming ran in, holding a piece of rice paper in her hand, and shouted excitedly when she saw her: "Imperial sister-in-law!" ”

Pei Ming has been studying very seriously in the past few days, and today he didn't even come over for dinner, but used it casually in his own hall with Zhiyan, Su Ying pinched his round little belly and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?" ”

Pei Ming stuffed his mouth full of pastries and told her vaguely: "This is the article that Ah Ming wrote today, the imperial sister-in-law will see if it is well written?" ”

Su Ming half leaned on Pei Zhao's arms and watched with him, of course he had to praise him at the end, even Pei Zhao, who had always been strict, said "not bad", Pei Ming happily leaned over and sprinkled for a while, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly grabbed Pei Zhao's sleeve, and said in a stacked voice:

"Brother Huang, tell me straight today, there is a big locust tree outside Tianjing City, and many people who want to be fathers and mothers have gone to worship, Mr. said a lot, I can't remember, but in short, that tree is very good!"

He looked at Pei Zhao eagerly: "Brother Huang, is it okay for Ah Ming to go with you to pay a respect?" ”

She had a vague impression of this tree, which seemed to grow in front of the Jueyun Temple outside the city. When I was a child, my sister-in-law was pregnant with a little doll, and the eldest brother said that she was the most blessed, and he specially hugged her to accompany her sister-in-law to worship, but she didn't believe it! If it is useful to worship the tree, what else do you need the imperial doctor to do?! Su Ming rubbed Pei Ming's head funny, waiting for Pei Zhao to comfort him after saying the word "don't go", after all, as far as she knew about Pei Zhao, he had always been quite disdainful of these things, but this time he didn't know why, Pei Zhao actually thought about it very seriously, and asked Pei Ming again: "Where is that locust tree?" ”

"......" Su Ying looked at him in disbelief: "You won't really believe it, will you?" ”

"It's okay to say goodbye, it's better than nothing." Pei Zhao replied with a smile, and Pei Ming also tugged on her sleeve and coquettishly said: "Ah Ming also wants to do something for the little nephew and the imperial sister-in-law, Mr. said that the tree is magical, Ah Ming brought a lot of delicious food to the tree god Niangniang, let her bless the imperial sister-in-law!" ”

Su Ying was very moved in her heart, so she nodded, anyway, what Pei Zhao said made sense, even if it didn't do any good, it wouldn't be harmful! At this time, Pei Ming's dim sum was finished, and the palace lady who came up to buy it listened to a few words, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the slave maid has the courage to say a word, the slave maid often listens to the mother and the aunts at home before entering the palace, the locust tree outside the city is indeed quite aura, if the pregnant woman goes to worship, not to mention the safety of the mother and child, even the child born is exceptionally smart and strong, even if the woman does not go, this father goes to worship, it is the same." ”

As soon as she said this, Pei Zhao and Pei Ming's eyes almost sparkled, even though Pei Zhao asked a lot of things about Gong'e, seeing that she didn't seem to know much, he waved his hand and called Pei Ming's direct talk, asking everything one by one, and at the end, he hesitated and asked:

"The queen's delivery date is approaching, I don't worry about leaving her alone in the palace, if I cut down the locust tree and transplant it outside the Chaoyang Palace, is it feasible?"

"......" Su Ying couldn't cry or laugh, and said "hey, hey, hey" embarrassedly and laughed a few times, Fang coughed and said: "Your Majesty, that locust tree is rooted in Jueyun Temple, and it has been moistened by the Buddha's light of Jueyun Temple for a hundred years, and it has its own aura. ”

Pei Zhao nodded thoughtfully and ordered, "I know, you go down." ”

After walking out of the palace gate, he refused to carry the palace lamp for him, and went straight to the palace, Su Xian's cronies were already waiting in his mansion, and the two people didn't talk much after they met, seeing him nodded slightly, the man was clear, and said: "Mr.'s news slave must be brought, the eldest prince ordered the slave to thank Mr. for the master and several sons, and ordered the slave to tell Mr. that now there are many things in the house, and they are not easy to come out, only to get the matter after the fact, and then hold a banquet to thank Mr." ”

The straight talk hurriedly said: "The eldest prince's words are really tormenting the villain, in the past, when he was in the Guozi Prison, the villain was taken care of by the fourth prince many times, and now the Su Mansion is in trouble, and the villain is duty-bound." ”