After talking to Sima Wei, the sun was already setting. I still said to Xiaocui, "Let's take a detour to the big market in the west." “

Xiao Cui said knowingly: "Are you going to buy crickets for the emperor again?" “

I smiled and nodded.

Recently, because the situation in the imperial court has once again appeared one-sided, his mood has been somewhat affected. Although my pregnancy gave him a lot of comfort, he still sometimes sat in a daze.

I can understand his suffering. He was such a simple and indifferent person, but he was forced to put on the throne of the emperor, watching the concerts that gave him a headache every day, and listening to the so-called "military and political affairs" that he was not interested in at all.

The most helpless thing is to face these things that are obviously disgusting, but you must pretend to be very enthusiastic and positive. Because, if he is lazy and slack, others will not be able to ask for it, and hurry up to do it—just like Yang Jun used to review the recitals on his behalf—if that happens, he will be even more panicked, more uneasy, and worried that the loss of power will lead to some uncontrollable consequences.

Being an emperor is certainly beautiful, but it is also very dangerous, once you can't sit still and fall down, you will fall to pieces.

When I returned to the Mingguang Hall with two crickets, it was already the time to hold the lamp. The emperor has not returned.

Shanwan hurriedly helped me sit down, and asked while helping me beat my back, "Niangniang, you went out for a long time, are you tired?" Do you want to take a break first, or do you just pass on to dinner? ”

I shook my head and said, "Let's talk about it when the emperor comes back, I'm not hungry, I ate snacks outside." ”

After sitting for a while, the emperor still did not come back, and the eunuch I sent out to inquire about the news came back and reported, "Niangniang." The emperor is still in the palace of diligence and has not come out. ”

Could it be that because of the turmoil in the north, a military intelligence meeting was held overnight?

I asked, "Who else is there?" Are the kings of Runan, Qi and Wei here? ”

He replied, "The two princes and Lord Wei are gone, and only the emperor is alone in the imperial study. Fastest update."

That's amazing. Now that several ministers are gone, why is the emperor staying there alone?

I got up and said to Xiao Cui, "You can accompany me to the Qinzheng Palace." Shan Wan hurriedly persuaded: "Niangniang." It's getting dark, and you're here, so it's best not to walk at night. What if you bump into those steps up and down? ”

I smiled and said, "It's fine." You don't think of me as a pot-bellied woman, okay? I'm only a little over three months now, and it's still early. ”

Xiaocui also said, "Shanwan is right, you finally got pregnant with another one, it's always right to be careful." ”

After speaking, he shouted to the outside to prepare a sedan chair.

In the end, two rows of palace lamps surrounded me and sat on a soft sedan chair and headed towards the Qinzheng Palace.

Outside the hall, I saw Zhang Hong pacing around in the corridor, and when he saw us, he hurriedly greeted us and whispered, "Niangniang, you are here." The emperor was angry today, and even the minions were driven out. ”

No wonder a group of eunuchs wandered around outside the palace like ghosts. "The emperor is alone in there?" Zhang Hong sighed and said, "Yes, just now I was afraid that the emperor would be thirsty." I want to go in and pour a glass of water for the emperor. But the emperor closed the door of the study tightly, and as soon as I pulled the knocker, I heard the emperor shouting inside! Whining. I have served the emperor for so many years. Never let me roll. ”

Xiao Cui snorted and said, "The emperor told you to get out, that's your honor, what are you humming?" You are such a good-natured lord of the emperor. Always be kind and pleasant, don't beat or scold, occasionally say get out, you are wronged? ”

Zhang Hong hurriedly laughed and said, "How dare the minion, Sister Xiaocui, the minion just talk about it." ”

Xiao Cui's willow eyebrows raised, "Xiao Cui, is your name the ground?" ”

Zhang Hong hurriedly changed his words, "The slave is wrong again, it's Lord Shanggong." ”

Xiao Cui turned her anger into joy at this time, and I laughed along. These two living treasures, every time they meet together, they will fight a lawsuit. I knew that they were just trying to amuse me, but looking at the lights of the closed doors and windows, I was worried that even the emperor's good temper would be angry like this, and someone must have done something very excessive.

Approaching the study, I touched the knocker with my hand, and was about to strike. It stopped again.

After thinking about it, I beckoned Zhang Hong to come over, and explained a few words in my ear, only to see Zhang Hong pull Xiaocui away with a smile. After a while, Zhang Hong came with a small cage with a black cover.

I motioned for them all to retreat outside the temple, and then took off the black cover. The two crickets, which had been sleepy, saw the light and slowly came alive. I picked up the stick hanging on the edge of the cage and flicked it, "Cricket, cricket," and the cricket finally screamed.

After a few screams, I heard footsteps from behind the door. Then, "squeak", the door opened. I hurriedly handed over tonight's greeting gift, two crickets that were screaming happily.

He hesitantly took it, then pulled me in and closed the door.

After helping me sit down, he asked while playing with the crickets, "I heard that you left the palace today, and you bought it for me on the street?" ”

I said, "Yes, the concubine saw that His Majesty was so preoccupied, and after thinking about it, maybe this can also make His Majesty open his first smile tonight to me" or my queen knows me best and loves me the most. ”

After he had fun for a while, I asked, "What the hell is going on?" Let the emperor be so angry that he will lock himself up here and see no one? ”

His face immediately fell, and he pointed to a large pile of recitals on the imperial case and said, "Today, the king of Runan and the old man Wei ran away from the court, and they all left me alone." "Where's Uncle Wang?" They ran away, aren't there still King Qi?

"Uncle Wang didn't come to the court this morning, and I heard that his daughter, who was just a few months old, had smallpox. You also know that Uncle Wang and his wife gave birth to this daughter after giving birth to a few children, and they are usually very precious. Now that this child has smallpox, why is Uncle Wang not in a hurry? I've already sent a group of doctors to his house for a consultation. ”

"That's right." Probably because I've been outside the palace today, I didn't hear the news.

Reaching out and picking up the thick stack of pieces, I said angrily, "Since King Qi has something to do, King Runan and Old Man Wei should be more diligent than usual, why are they not doing anything today?" ”

The emperor smiled bitterly and said, "It is precisely because Uncle Wang is not there that I have no helpers at all, so they deliberately threw these things to me." So that I can retreat from the difficulty, and I won't fight with them about this in the future, so I just let them review it completely. ”

It's really damning! They deceived the emperor that they would not review the chapter alone, deliberately embarrassed the emperor, forced the emperor to compromise with them, and let them seize power from then on.

A wave of anger rushed to my head, and I picked up a book of music and said, "They don't help the emperor read it, but the concubines help the emperor read it." ”

The emperor stopped in surprise and said, "Really? "Really."

I picked up the pen and, with a wave of my hand, left two words on the piece that I had read.

When the emperor saw it, he was even more surprised and said, "Oh my God, you even have handwriting that looks so much like mine!" ”

I turned back to him and smiled, "I have been imitating the emperor's handwriting for several years, and the emperor said that night, I hope that one day I can help you review the chapters, and you will start by playing with crickets next to me." ”