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Chapter 39 36

"Your Majesty, Mrs. Zhou is asking to see you outside the palace." On a sunny morning, a servant reported so.

Zhao Yanzhi's illness was getting worse day by day, it was rare that he was in good spirits at this time, and he was talking to Xie Qing without saying a word.

Xie Qing couldn't help frowning when he heard that.He and Zhao Yan only looked at each other, and they saw the same worry in each other's eyes.In order to block the news, during Zhao Yan's serious illness, he did not summon any concubines except Empress Xie.There were also those who wanted to see him, but he dismissed them with random reasons.Now it is reasonable for Mrs. Zhou to want to see the emperor, but the problem is that she has been very peaceful for a month, so why can't she sit still today?

"Wang Chun, go there yourself and send her away." Zhao Yan couldn't think of a good way for a while.Mrs. Zhou is the direct granddaughter of Marquis Chengyang, he must not allow her to disclose the news of her serious illness to the Zhou family, but he can never lock her up either.

It seems that the statute of limitations for his trick of killing chickens and monkeys a few days ago has expired.

"Your Majesty, don't bother, I will find a way." Xie Qing didn't want Zhao Yan to just waste his time.If Mrs. Zhou must face the saint, although he can't hide Zhao Yanzhi's condition from her, he has at least a hundred ways to make Mrs. Zhou dare not act rashly.But unless it was absolutely necessary, Xie Qing didn't want to do anything to Mrs. Zhou.First, he felt that he had lost his status by using some methods on a woman in the deep palace. Second, this was the emperor's family business after all, and it was not good for him as a foreign minister to interfere too much.

Wang Chun went there for a long time, but when he came back, his complexion was not very good.He was a little embarrassed and said to Zhao Yan: "Your Majesty, Madam refuses to leave. I told Madam that you were sleeping, but Madam refused to go back, saying that the princess misses you so much." Wang Chun stole a glance at Zhao Yan With an increasingly ugly expression on her face, she bit the bullet and said: "Mrs. Zhou has already brought the princess to wait in the side hall. She said that she has nothing to do, and she will wait for you to wake up."

Xie Qing frowned again and again.Zhou is not a very persistent woman, her actions today must have been ordered by someone, and that person probably wanted to get the exact news of Zhao Yanzhi's physical condition.

Now the enemy is dark and we are clear, it is really difficult to handle.

Xie Qing thought for a while, and said to Wang Chun: "Chunling, please go and invite King Changshan and Da Sima to come, and tell them that anyone who is trustworthy can bring as many people as possible." Then he After pondering for a while, he continued: "Please also invite Zhong Gong to come."

Xie Qing went to war so aggressively, it was his idea to make Mrs. Zhou retreat in the face of difficulties.It's okay for foreign ministers to go in and out of the emperor's bedroom at critical times, but it's not good for a foreigner to bump into her when a concubine is waiting here.In addition, the emperor can still discuss matters with the ministers, and it is conceivable that Zhao Yanzhi's body is not in serious condition.

This was the most appropriate way Xie Qing could think of for a while.Of course, if she really wanted to see Zhao Yanzhi, she would have to bother Xie Xiang to put on makeup for the emperor.When the time comes, let Zhao Yan just pretend to be asleep, and ask Mrs. Zhou to take a look at Zhao Yan's complexion from a distance.

Zhao Yan and Xie Qing are also connected with each other.As soon as Xie Qing finished giving Wang Chun instructions, Zhao Yan only guessed his plan.Zhao Yan just snorted coldly, and said with great disdain: "Huaifang expects her to leave by herself? Difficult. What kind of etiquette can a daughter trained by the Zhou family know?"

Xie Qing was very astonished.Zhao Yan only knew how bad the relationship with the Zhou family was, but he didn't hear that he was dissatisfied with Mrs. Zhou because of it.On the contrary, Mrs. Zhou is the mother of Zhao Yan's eldest daughter, and she has always been favored very much.

Zhao Yan only saw Xie Qing's stunned expression, and felt a little uncomfortable.He beckoned Xie Qing to go and sit on his couch, then leaned into Xie Qing's arms with great effort, and muttered to him: "Huaifang doesn't need to show her any face. I don't care about others, I only want you to be happy."

What he said was endless, and Xie Qing didn't have the energy to think about it.He caressed Zhao Yanzhi's back perfunctorily, all he could think about was how to invite the big Buddha in the side hall away.

Facts have proved that Zhao Yan's understanding of the person next to him is far more accurate than Xie Qing's, and what happened afterwards also made Xie Qing deeply realize the importance of the saying "Know yourself and the enemy and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles".The ancients never deceived me. There are some things that cannot be inferred based on common sense.

When Zhao Yan was only pretending to "discuss matters" with his confidant ministers—in fact, he was resting on the side as usual, and all the ministers were sitting on the side with big eyes and small eyes doing some leisure activities—Mrs. Zhou unexpectedly barged in.

Xie Hou has already put makeup on Zhao Yan.Then Xie Qing sent her sister to the apse to rest, so that she would have to make up for the emperor later.

All the ministers are drinking tea and reading books leisurely. Apart from not being able to communicate for fear of disturbing the emperor's rest, these two hours are actually quite comfortable.Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the gate of the palace. It seemed that someone was about to break in, and someone was desperately trying to stop it.

After a while, "Peng Peng" rang out a few times outside, and then everyone saw a woman in palace clothes rushing in.

Rao is that everyone present here has experienced great storms, and they were all stunned by this meeting.In fact, not to mention them, even Zhao Yan, who had a deep understanding of Zhou's daughter's tutoring, was so shocked that he didn't speak for a while.But the ministers who came to their senses after a while were in a mess, confessing crimes again and again, and they dispersed after a while.

Zhao Yan could only tremble with anger.He didn't want to see Mrs. Zhou any more, she was also his favorite concubine, the biological mother of the eldest daughter, now she was like an uneducated wild woman, barging in like this regardless of the presence of foreign ministers, it really made him lose face.

However, probably before tomorrow, Zhou's daughter's rudeness will spread throughout the court.At that time, it would be enough to worry Zhou Jichuan for a while.Thinking of this, Zhao Yan only felt a little more happy.

Mrs. Zhou's appearance is much calmer than those of Zhao Yanzhi's important officials.She thought that Zhao Yan's rest and discussions were all excuses, and that his bedroom was at most as usual, with Gu Shenxing and a few other veterans present.She didn't expect to see so many people at once, and she herself was a little dazed.But if you break through, can you pretend it never happened?Although Mrs. Zhou has a fever on her face, her tone is still the same as usual.

"Is Your Majesty's leg better? I miss you, and Ayu misses you too." Mrs. Zhou was very displeased to see her husband leaning in someone else's arms, and that person blocked half of his face intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhao Yan saw that she didn't care about the farce just now, and dared to put on a show for him, so she couldn't help being furious.He slapped the couch heavily, and said angrily: "I was discussing matters with the foreign ministers, but Qing ran in without caring, what a shame!"

Zhao Yanzhi's palm was really hard, but it was really not too loud, so that Mrs. Zhou thought that he was just putting on a show, and she passed it by acting like a baby.So she hugged her daughter, went to Zhao Yanzhi's couch and knelt down, shook Zhao Yanzhi's hand delicately, and said in a sweet voice: "I did something wrong. But I just miss Your Majesty too much. "

Xie Qing felt that being caught between the husband and wife was very boring, and his body stiffened involuntarily.If it weren't for this extraordinary moment, he really wanted to run away like those colleagues just now.Zhao Yan could only feel Xie Qing's stiffness, and couldn't help getting angry at Mrs. Zhou even more.

Zhao Yan only remembered that this was the second time this woman deliberately showed affection in front of Xie Qing.He was afraid that Xie Qing would think that he liked Mrs. Zhou and Li Meiren, even though Xie Qing didn't seem to care about these things, he couldn't tolerate others giving him such an illusion of his sweetheart.

"Wrong?" Zhao Yan was only ambiguous, but actually made a pun, but no one else could understand it except him. "Since Madam made a mistake, then go back and think about it! Chengde Hall is not a place where Ye Ting women can come, Qing must remember it in the future."

Mrs. Zhou had been in the palace for a long time, and this was probably the most important sentence Zhao Yan only said to her, and her eye circles couldn't help but turn red.Before she could tell, she heard Empress Xie's voice coming from behind——

"Your Majesty forgive me, it's my concubine's incompetence in discipline, which has lost His Majesty's face."

Mrs. Zhou turned her head abruptly, and saw the potbellied Empress Xie slowly walking in with the help of a maid.Xie Hou's words just now made her very heart-piercing, but she still didn't dare to refute.Although she despises Xie Xiang who is much younger than her in her heart, Zhong Gong is a little gentleman, no matter how reckless she is, she has no courage to be rude to Zhong Gong.

After thanking him, he changed from his usual gentleness, and said very harsh words: "Qing was extremely rude just now, and lost the face of the Tian family. If Ah Yu grows up to be like you, even if it is a title, no one will be willing to honor it. host!"

Although Xie Qing felt that these words were reasonable, but speaking from his always well-behaved sister, no matter how they sounded, it was against harmony.He wanted to say something, but found that his presence on this occasion was already very abrupt, let alone speak.

Zhao Yan only felt very refreshed when he reprimanded Mrs. Zhou after listening to the thank you. He did a good job of watching the play, and Mrs. Zhou's tears immediately fell down.

Xie Xiang didn't let Madam Zhou go, and continued to say: "Qing really doesn't look like a mother. In my opinion, Ayu might as well be left to me to raise, maybe he can be more polite."

Xie Xiang's understatement immediately poked Mrs. Zhou's heart.She suddenly stood up, turned around and pointed at Xie Xiang and said in a trembling voice, "Don't even think about it!"

Zhao Yan only felt that Mrs. Zhou's move was meaningless except to confirm her impoliteness.He is not a foolish person who spoils his concubine and kills his wife, not to mention he really doesn't spoil this concubine in his heart.Just when he was about to say something, a dramatic scene happened.

Mrs. Zhou just pointed at Empress Xie.But Empress Xie fell to the ground in front of everyone, a foot away from Mrs. Zhou.She clutched her stomach and moaned repeatedly, and let out a mournful cry: "Why did Qing push me!"