Xiao Mingze entered the inner hall and greeted the Empress Dowager Zhao as usual, and got up only after getting a word from the Empress Dowager Zhao. Xiao Mingze glanced at Empress Dowager Zhao's case, and added, "The queen mother has a lot of affairs, so you must take care of your health." ”

Empress Dowager Zhao paused and glanced at Xiao Mingze, "If the emperor has a heart, why don't you bring up the matter of the draft as soon as possible, and leave an heir for Dayan, I will go to Jiuquan and give an explanation to my ancestors." ”

Xiao Mingze's heart suddenly rose again, and he stood up and arched his hand again, "Since the queen mother is busy, the sons will not stay to delay the queen mother, and the sons will retire." ”

After speaking, Xiao Mingze turned around and walked straight out, but this time his footsteps did not stop, all the way back to Ganquan Palace, Xiao Mingze's anger in his heart could be lowered a little, he waved his hand and told everyone in the hall to retreat, leaving only Liu Fu to wait closely.

"Lonely is in her prime, but the queen mother thinks about the heir every day, isn't it ......"

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty, don't worry too much, the Queen Mother is also a mother after all, how can a mother in the world not worry about her children. ”

Liu Fu interrupted Xiao Mingze's words at the right time, but he didn't let Xiao Mingze support the young master in his heart and continue to hang the curtain to announce it.

Xiao Mingze pulled his lips and was a little blank on his face, "Yes, tiger poison doesn't eat children." ”

Liu Fu saw that Xiao Mingze's mood was still not very good, his eyes turned around, and then he said softly, "Your Majesty has found out the matter of asking the slave maid to investigate a few days ago, that is the eldest daughter of the former prime minister, and she entered the palace many years ago because the Xie family was implicated in an old case. ”

Xiao Mingze's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he turned his head, a little skeptical and a little sure, "Could it be that the old case is related to the queen mother?" ”

Liu Fu nodded, and his voice lowered again, "Exactly." ”

Xiao Mingze had just passed his tenth birthday that year, but he was always detained in his palace to study, and Empress Dowager Zhao did not allow anyone to tell Xiao Mingze many things.

The candlelight in the imperial study was dim, and a man in a dragon robe sat on a dragon chair, holding a red pen in his hand but frowning, and only a eunuch and a man in official uniform stood on the left and right. The air seemed to freeze in this square inch, making people almost breathless.

A breeze blew in through the window, and at last there was a sound in the hall. The man in the official uniform picked up the jade seal and handed it to the emperor with a serious expression

"Please make a decision as soon as possible and cover the jade seal."

Xie Qing...... This, this is called how the widow ......"

Xie Shi'an frowned and looked serious. The jade seal in his hand was so heavy that it almost crushed him, and he gritted his teeth and whispered out a few words

"The minister has trespassed."

Saying that, Xie Shi'an covered the jade seal on the bright yellow silk silk, and the red pen in the emperor's hand rolled down on the table, and he unloaded most of his body against the back of the chair, "That's it, Xie Qing will go and announce the decree." ”

Before anyone could answer, a shrill voice sounded outside, "The queen has arrived—"

The door was vigorously pushed open, and Empress Zhao came with light, a smile on her lips

"Your Majesty, the concubine heard that Your Majesty is going to abolish the concubine, I don't know where it made Your Majesty unhappy, and the concubine came to ask you for guilt."

Empress Zhao approached step by step, reached out and picked up the sealed holy decree from the table, "Virtue is not worthy, Ji Ji Sichen, offend Your Majesty......"

Empress Zhao raised her eyebrows and slowly looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, "Your Majesty really thinks of concubines like this?" ”

Looking at each other, the emperor waved his hand again and again, "There is no widow, the queen works day and night for the widow to share worries, and it is too late for the widow to feel distressed." ”

"Oh-that's Prime Minister Xie Cheng who offended the Middle Palace and bewitched His Majesty."

The bright yellow cloth was discarded in the furnace at will, and the flames devoured the abolished holy decree little by little.

Liu Fu's face also showed a little embarrassment, "The once-prominent Xie family collapsed overnight. ”

Xiao Mingze pondered, and Liu Fu quietly withdrew from the hall when he saw that Xiao Mingze was relieved.

In Shoukang Palace, Xie Wan is sweeping the courtyard little by little with a broom, this work seems to have returned to many years ago, when he first entered the palace, he was still young, and he also followed his mother with a broom, and he followed his mother to read during the day and at night.

It's been eleven years in a flash, and I don't know if my mother will be angry and reprimand herself for not growing up if she sees her like this.

Xie Wan couldn't help but purse his lips when he thought of Mrs. Xie's appearance, and a little smile appeared in his eyes to deny his previous thoughts.

If Mrs. Xie was still there, she would definitely want to protect Xie Wan, but seeing Xie Wan's current appearance, she would probably only gently hold Xie Wan into her arms and say softly, "Our Wan Niang is the most powerful, better than other girls." ”

Thinking of this, Xie Wan's mood was also a little gloomy, and when he came back to his senses, the fallen leaves in the courtyard had already been cleaned, Xie Wan silently packed up his mind and walked to the ear room with a broom.

Wutong blocked the gate in front of the ear room, saw Xie Wan's eyebrows raised, reached out and took the bucket of rag from the palace maid on the side, and stuffed it into Xie Wan's hand, "Don't say that we bullied you when you just came, and don't give you a chance to perform." Oh, take this bucket to wipe the floor of the pavilion clean, and Mama Zhuqing will have to check it herself later. ”

Xie Wan's gaze often moved upwards from Wutong's hand holding the barrel, and finally met Wutong's eyes. A hint of pride flashed in Wutong's eyes, and he glared at Xie Wan, "Look at what I'm doing, don't go quickly, it's going to be lunch in a while." ”

Xie Wan turned his eyes away, and his voice was still the same, "Got it." ”

The pavilion is used as a warm pavilion in winter, and it is useless in the summer, even if someone cleans the floor on time, it is inevitable that a thin layer of dust will accumulate.

Xie Wan first sprinkled water on the ground, and then rolled up her sleeves and knelt on the ground to scrub it a little bit, but the occasional dust still choked her and she couldn't help sneezing, fortunately, the water in summer is not as cold as in winter.

When Zhu Qing came to the side pavilion, he saw Xie Wan kneeling alone on the stone bricks and scrubbing, the dust on the ground was swept away, and the shiny one could almost illuminate the figure. Zhu Qing looked around, and indeed didn't see anyone again, so he took two steps forward

"Why are you here alone?"

Xie Wan hurriedly put down his high-pulled sleeves and got up to salute, "Mama is fine." ”

Zhu Qing also understood in his heart at this time, but his face did not fluctuate, and he only said lightly, "Okay, let's go to lunch." ”

Xie Wan thanked Zhu Qing and went out with the bucket, but Zhu Qing stood in place and looked at Xie Wan for a while, and then withdrew from the side pavilion and went back to the inner hall.