The moment the door opened, it was not Bai Zhi standing outside, nor General Chu.

Chu Ruojun showed a defensive posture, and the woman said expressionlessly: "The slave maid is the person next to the Empress Dowager Shao, and the Empress Dowager Shao invited Miss Chu to enter the palace." ”

Chu Ruojun still had a surprised expression on her face, "Empress Dowager Shao? ”

"That's right." The palace maid is very determined.

"It must be because of me." Zhaoyang hurriedly walked over, "It was I who escaped from the palace without permission and came to find Miss Chu, it's all my fault, and it has nothing to do with her." ”

"It's not." The palace maid shook her head, "Empress Dowager Shao didn't let Princess Zhaoyang go back. ”

"Huh?" Chu Ruojun didn't understand, she didn't let Zhaoyang go back, but let herself enter the palace, it wouldn't be to take him down first, and then send someone to search Zhaoyang, in this case, just one crime, the Chu family will be in trouble.

If the crime of kidnapping the princess is confirmed, the Chu family will not be able to escape the crime of killing the head.

Chu Ruojun pursed her lips.

"Miss Chu, go with the slave." The palace maid still didn't have any expression.

Zhaoyang knew that he had affected her, and his fingers twisted the corners of his clothes, "Sister Ruojun, I'll go with you." ”

Chu Ruojun was silent.

The slender figure of the three paths quietly left in the dark night, and these things naturally did not escape the eyes of General Chu, he looked at Ruojun's departing figure, and secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that nothing would happen to her.

"Sister Ruojun, I'm sorry, I originally wanted to ask you about Wang Zhiyao's news and go to him." Zhaoyang pinched the corners of his clothes, "I still hurt you, but don't worry, if the Queen Mother wants to punish you, I will force you to die." ”

Chu Ruojun took a deep breath, Zhaoyang's words made her feel a little relieved, and her heart was still worried and uneasy.

A faint agarwood overflowed the entire dormitory, the ethereal smoke shrouded the golden curtain, the autumn wind blew in through the window, and the Empress Dowager Shao was waiting for her, her face looked very tired.

Chu Ruojun saluted her respectfully: "Courtier, Chu Clan, meet Niangniang." ”

Zhaoyang hid outside the hall, paying close attention to every move inside.

Chu Ruojun said that, and stood quietly aside, feeling the tranquility of the dormitory.

This is the first time she has looked at the Empress Dowager Shao so closely, looking at the Empress Dowager Shao, who invited her brother to a banquet four years ago, causing him to never come back.

Empress Dowager Shao didn't talk about Zhaoyang first, but said: "It's not easy for you to come back from the Jin Kingdom. ”

"The mourning family has heard that the Emperor Taishang and the soldiers of the Chen State can come back safely, and it depends on you." The Queen Mother lowered her eyes, looking very tired, "Chu, you have merit." ”

"Don't dare to be it, the courtiers are just lucky." Chu Ruojun replied in a low voice.

"I heard that you know someone on the rivers and lakes, an official lady, and it is really powerful to be able to do these things."

Her words were neither yin nor yang, and Chu Ruojun was very uncomfortable listening to it, I don't know if she was praising her or sarcastically mocking her for not abiding by women's morals.

But the literal meaning was to praise her, Chu Ruojun said: "Niangniang praised it falsely, the courtiers just fell into the water at the beginning of the year and were rescued by people on the rivers and lakes, just by chance." ”

The Queen Mother smiled, she had a voiceover.

"The mourning family won't go around in circles with you anymore." The Queen Mother glanced at her, "The mourning family summoned you to the palace late at night, it's not just as simple as praising you, Zhaoyang went to find you." ”

Chu Ruojun glanced at her deeply, her eyes were slightly condensed, and she replied simply and loudly, "Yes." ”

"You have been her bodyguard by Zhaoyang's side, and you should be clear about her affairs." The Queen Mother's expression was slightly condensed, and her tone became serious, "Since the Emperor Taishang drove the personal expedition, the Mourning family has become more and more sick, and the power of the emperor and the queen has become greater and greater, and the Mourning family only learned later that the queen drugged Zhaoyang in order to win over Zuo Xiang, and wanted her to marry Zuo Yuankun, but Zhaoyang escaped from the palace tonight, which is enough to show that she is not satisfied with this marriage, listening to the palace maid who served her in Zhaoyang Palace, Zhaoyang has signs of recovering her memory, she is likely to think of Wang Zhiyao, she went to find you, just to know Wang Zhiyao's whereabouts." ”

"But if it's that simple, why don't Zhaoyang wait for you to enter the palace and ask you." The Queen Mother blinked slowly, "She should be eager to find Wang Zhiyao." ”

Chu Ruojun listened to her quietly and said, "What Niangniang said is good. ”

The Queen Mother smiled, "Chu Clan, since this is the case, you will escort Zhaoyang to find that Wang Zhiyao and ask him what he means, if he cares about Zhaoyang, he can start from the lowest soldiers, establish military merits little by little, and become a general, and when the time comes, the status is equivalent, and it is not impossible to marry a princess." ”

As soon as her words fell, Chu Ruojun's eyebrows jumped, never expecting the Queen Mother to say this.

"But if he wants to be at ease, he should break Zhaoyang's thoughts and kill her heart." The queen was slightly exposed to the vicissitudes of life, "The mourning family thought about it, and it was only you." ”

Chu Ruojun was stunned, and seemed a little incredulous.

"At least get her through this." The Queen Mother took a deep breath: "I'm sorry for you." ”

Chu Ruojun's fingertips moved slightly.

This humble tone is very inconsistent with her dignified and majestic image, I didn't expect that the queen mother, who is above ten thousand people and is admired, would also say such things.

It was as if he was pleading with her.

Like a loving mother.

However, Chu Ruojun was only stunned for a short time, and then reacted and said: "Niangniang, if the courtiers encounter an accident on the way to send the princess, will the Chu family .....?"

In case the Queen Mother deliberately set up a set up to wait for her to drill into it, maybe.

When she really takes Zhaoyang away, will the imperial city charge her with kidnapping the princess?

The Queen Mother hooked the corners of her lips and handed her a letter, "The mourning family has been written, you are escorting Zhaoyang at the will of the mourning family, no matter what happens on the road, the mourning family will not be angry with the Chu family, if you and Zhaoyang both encounter an accident, the emperor will blame it, and all the blame will be borne by the mourning family." ”

Chu Ruojun took the letter and read it carefully twice, and repeatedly confirmed the square seal on the final sign-off, with a look of disbelief on her face.

She really allowed Zhaoyang to go to Wang Zhiyao.

Chu Ruojun folded the letter paper and saluted, "The courtiers will definitely escort Princess Zhaoyang back safely." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at her, with a somewhat complicated look on her face.

She withdrew her gaze and said longly, "Go down." ”

"Yes, the courtiers are retired." Chu Ruojun turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by her again, "Chu family, you don't have an official position, and you don't have a good fortune, so you don't have to obey the dispatch of the mourning family, but since you helped the mourning family once, the mourning family also owes you once." In the future, when you become a concubine, soft knives are indispensable in the palace, and you will be mourned to protect you once at an important moment, only once. ”

After all, she also wants her niece to sit back and relax and sit in the back seat.

Chu Ruojun leaned over half of her body, "The courtiers understand, Xie Niangniang." ”