Jiuzhu quickly discovered that Lu Zhaoyi was deliberately trying to please her, but her pleasing attitude would not be annoying.
It feels like Princess Ann, warm and just right, pleasant and comfortable.
What she didn't expect was that when she was about to reach the Mingyue Palace, she met Concubine Xu, the biological mother of King Huai.
Concubine Xu was pale and weak, and was supported by two palace maids when she walked.
"Why doesn't Niangniang sit on the chariot?" Lu Zhaoyi said quickly and quickly, "How can your body take it when you come here like this?"
"Come to greet the Empress, if you sit on a chariot, wouldn't it seem insincere?" Concubine Xu covered her mouth with a handkerchief, coughed twice, and bowed her knees to give Jiu Zhu a slight salute.
Jiuzhu returned a salute: "Concubine Xu, the empress is tolerant and generous, your body is not refreshing, even if you come by foot, the empress will not blame you. If you are walking halfway and faint due to illness, not only the father and the empress will I'm worried about you, if you let someone who doesn't know it see you, you will also suspect that the queen mother treats her concubines harshly."
Concubine Xu's coughing stopped abruptly, and the atmosphere was a little embarrassing: "Princess Concubine is right, it's the concubine who didn't think about it carefully."
Lv Zhaoyi and Wei Zhaoyi did not speak, because they recalled the terrible memory of copying scriptures and Ming Jiuzhu teaching them to worship incense to God.
Princess Chen is a sharp blade by the Empress's side.
Before she married King Chen, they were already afraid of her.
It's just that when they copied the scriptures, the queen pity her weak and didn't ask her to come with her, so she didn't know enough about the princess's speaking style.
Seeing the stiff smile on Concubine Xu's face, Lu Zhaoyi silently looked away. The days in the palace are still long, and Concubine Xu will slowly understand.
"Sister Spring Equinox, you go to the mother's harem and ask Aunt Xiangshuang to arrange for Bu Nian to come and carry Concubine Xu to Mingyue Palace." Jiuzhu really felt sorry for such a delicate beauty.
"No, no need..."
"Yes." Jiuzhu supported Concubine Xu: "The lady is weak, don't get tired. You don't have to worry that the queen mother will reprimand you. She has a gentle temperament, and she will definitely not be dissatisfied with you because of these things."
Concubine Xu: "..."
Of course she knew that Su Meidai wouldn't mind her, but she managed to get here from Zhaoxiang Palace, but Mingyue Palace arranged for Bu Nian to pick her up. Isn't the road ahead of her a waste of time
"The maiden doesn't have to be too moved, the queen mother is such a good person." Seeing that Concubine Xu was too moved to speak, Jiu Zhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, when you go back, the queen mother will also arrange a chariot to see you off."
"Yes, Concubine Xu." Lu Zhaoyi knew very well that the time to please Concubine Chen had come, and hurriedly opened her mouth to help Jiuzhu talk to the empress: "The empress has always been kind and gentle, if you insist on walking to Mingyue Palace, the empress should have How distressed."
Concubine Xu looked at the Dali eunuch who was galloping with his chariots from afar. She knew that it was meaningless to refuse at this moment, and a smile appeared on her face, "Thank you Queen Empress, and Princess Chen for your compassion."
Jiuzhu looked at the smile on Concubine Xu's face, and sighed in her heart that the sick beauty looked so good when she smiled.
She extended a helping hand for the sick beauty. Today is another day of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.
"Hahahaha." Empress Su sat on the phoenix seat, caressing her stomach and laughing endlessly: "You said that Concubine Xu, a strong and sick beauty, met Jiuzhu, would she be so angry that her illness and pain would disappear?"
"Niangniang." Xiangxian helped her finish her makeup: "The princess said that it was you who felt sorry for Concubine Xu, so you gave Buchan to pick it up."
"Yes, yes, it is Ben Gong who cares for her." Empress Su almost burst into tears with a smile: "When Concubine Xu arrives, I must take a good look at her face, is it rosier than usual."
Facts have proved that Xu Fei's complexion is indeed a lot ruddy, but it is because of anger.
Because there was a delay in waiting for the carriage of the Mingyue Palace, when they arrived, several other concubines had already arrived. When they saw her sitting alone on the carriage, her eyes were more sour than the fruit on the lemon tree.
What can Concubine Xu say? Could she say in front of everyone that Concubine Chen forced her to sit
I really didn't expect that Ming Jiuzhu knew how to kill at such a young age!
Jiu Zhu noticed that Concubine Xu was peeking at her, and smiled and nodded at her.
Knowing that the other party must be thanking you, but these are trivial things, not worth mentioning.
In the main hall of Taiyang Palace, several officials from the Six Divisions fought red-faced for the pardon.
There are those who believe that taxes should be reduced or exempted, and there are those who believe that the world should be amnesty. However, they were arguing happily on the surface, and what they wanted most in their hearts was the imperial court plus Kai Enke.
Everyone in the audience, who has few children, grandchildren and nephews who are studying, will open an encore, and the younger generation will have one more chance.
But because of this, they can't open this mouth easily.
Those who are arguing with each other understand in their hearts, and those who have not spoken, understand that everyone expects someone to start this, and the one who doesn't want to start is themselves.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that all the adults are right." Ming Jingzhou stood up: "But Wei Chen thinks that there is another way to forgive grace."
I'm coming.
The officials who were arguing stopped one after another. They looked at Ming Jingzhou with encouraging eyes and said, hurry up and say it.
"Oh?" Emperor Longfeng looked up at Ming Jingzhou: "What good ideas does Caritas Aiqing have?"
The hall was so quiet that you could hear needles falling.
"We are brave enough to ask Your Majesty to open up the Enke and invite the wise men from all over the world." Ming Jingzhou bowed and saluted: "There are more good ministers, and it is also a good thing for our success."
Emperor Longfeng frowned, as if he was not very satisfied with the proposal. He turned to look at the other officials: "What do you think, Aiqing?"
He asked about the officials who were arguing just now.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks... Lord Ming's words are very reasonable."
"Wei Chen agrees."
"Didn't you just want to reduce or exempt taxes or give amnesty to light prisoners?" Emperor Longfeng shook his head: "Although Caritas is well-intentioned, it is now February, so students from all over the world rush to the capital to participate in Enke, and treat them well. Yan is too tired, I think this is inappropriate."
All the ministers: "..."
What's wrong
If the imperial court can really add Enke, the students all over the world will climb to the capital even if they climb.
Han Chuang has been studying hard for decades, isn't he just thinking about goods and the emperor's family
Tiredness is nothing. After studying hard for so many years, which scholar would dislike one more Enke.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thought..."
"No need to say more." Emperor Longfeng interrupted Ming Jingzhou: "Caritas Qing, think of other ideas."
The six officials present were half-hearted, and it seemed that there was no hope for the Garenke incident.
"Your Majesty, please see His Royal Highness King Chen."
Emperor Longfeng glanced at several ministers: "Xuan."
"My son pays respects to the emperor." King Chen walked into the main hall wearing a prince's robe. He glanced at everyone in the hall and said, "Is everyone here?"
The officials of the Sixth Department thought of the memorials whose handwriting was suspected to be of His Royal Highness King Chen, and their mood was very complicated.
"Xiaguan has seen the prince."
"My lords, you are very polite." King Chen saw that the atmosphere in the hall was a little dignified: "What are the royal father and the lords discussing?"
"You came at the right time. I and a few adults are discussing the matter of mercy. You are the blood of the Queen and I. How do you think you should forgive me?" He smiled and turned his attention to his son.
"Since it is a grace, we must choose the one that is most beneficial to our Dacheng." King Chen thought for a while: "What does the royal father think about adding Enke?"
The ministers breathed a sigh of relief and silently applauded King Chen in their hearts.
His Royal Highness King Chen, show your usual stubbornness, and you must stick to this suggestion to the end. The hopes of all scholars in the world are all on you.
"Add Kai Enke?" Emperor Longfeng frowned slightly: "Why did you choose this method? I remember that you didn't like reading very much when you were a child."
"Father, it is precisely because my son knows how hard it is to study that he understands how difficult it is for the adults who have passed the imperial examinations." King Chen bowed his hands: "In previous years, when the imperial examinations were released, my son saw those hard-working scholars with his own eyes. Either weeping sadly, or weeping with joy, the mood is very complicated."
All the civil servants: It turns out that His Royal Highness King Chen thinks that scholars are strong and sturdy
Although Prince Chen is a little arrogant and domineering, his vision is actually not bad.
"If you can add an Enke, it will give them one more chance to show their talents." King Chen said: "Anyway, let Erchen study as hard as they do, Erchen can't do it."
All the civil servants suddenly felt that King Chen's honest appearance was also pleasing to the eye.
"I thought you didn't like reading, because you hated literati, but it turned out that reading was hard." Emperor Longfeng said angrily: "Look at the adults around you, they have been studying hard for several years, and they are full of financial resources. What do you look like? In front of them, say that reading is hard and reading is tiring?!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!" A minister stood up and said, "His Royal Highness is young and ignorant, but he has an honest heart and dares to speak out. Even if there are some shortcomings, the flaws do not hide the beauty."
This lord, half a year ago, he impeached King Chen for spending a hundred gold to buy a cricket and a cockfight, and now it has become a shame.
"Your Majesty, although His Highness doesn't like to read, but when Wei Chen sees His Highness's words and deeds, he is always better than others. Please don't criticize your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, Your Highness donated thousands of taels of silver for Hongwen Academy. This kind of pure heart makes the ministers and others moved."
"That's all." Under the persuasion of many ministers, Emperor Longfeng reluctantly suppressed the anger in his heart: "For the sake of your lords, I will spare you once today."
"Father, what do you mean, you agree to add Enke?"
"What does Kaienke have to do with whether I forgive you?" Emperor Longfeng laughed angrily: "You have such a temperament that you can't even read books well, so you are too embarrassed to mention Enke."
"It's okay to agree to it." Emperor Longfeng loved his son so much that he couldn't bear to reject him directly, but made a very excessive request: "It's okay to ask me to agree to add Enke, as long as you finish reciting "Nongsang Ji" within five days, I will do as you say."
This is a book about agriculture, the whole book is as thick as a brick.
All the civil servants were suddenly desperate. His Majesty clearly did not want to agree to this matter, so he proposed such harsh conditions to King Chen.
"Okay." King Chen bowed: "With the testimony of several ministers, after five days, the minister will be able to recite the entire "Nongsang Ji" by heart."
All the ministers touched their sleeves and began to think seriously, what good way of shorthand can be provided to King Chen.
"Forget it, let's all retire." Emperor Longfeng smiled casually: "Five days later, I will call a few adults and let you stand in their face."
Several officials of the Sixth Division walked out of Taiyang Palace with King Chen. At this moment, the officials looked at King Chen, not looking at a prince, but looking at the hope of all the young students of the entire Dacheng Dynasty.
"Aunt Xiangshuang." Jiuzhu saw several officials surrounding His Highness from a distance, her eyes were extremely hot, and she was worried: "What do these adults want to do to His Highness?"
She raised her skirt and hurried towards King Chen.
When I got close, I heard one of the adults say: "His Royal Highness, the old minister here has a recipe to refresh the mind and refresh the mind. It was passed down by the ancestors. It is very useful. Do you want to try it?"