In the Imperial Study Room in Chang'an City, Li Hai's face was completely gone from the excitement when he just got the victory report, but fear, deep fear. His right hand tapped lightly on the table, and the thumping sound was like a war drum beating heavily on the heart of the person below.
"What's their reaction?" Li Hai's cold voice came to the empty imperial study room, very cold, with a hint of killing intent.
"The queen and Yan Yushi arranged for the army to be stationed near the ten-mile long pavilion, and did not do anything else." The dark guard in black replied cautiously, for fear that the one above would be angry.
"What about the people below?" Li Hai continued to ask without changing his expression.
"The middle-level generals didn't react much, but the ordinary soldiers at the lower level complained a little bit. But the empress sent someone to calm them down, and no one made trouble."
After a short silence, Li Hai's finger tapping on the table also stopped,
"What about Rong Changan?"
"The Empress has always been very calm, and she didn't complain at all. Instead, she sent his lieutenant, Song Qiang, to arrange board and lodging to calm people's hearts."
"Where's Yan Li?"
"Vice Marshal Yan, he didn't say a word. He didn't seem to care about all of this." The man in black thought for a while and replied.
Li Hai waved his hand, and the man in black fled back.
"Rong Chang'an, Rong Chang'an, are you really not rebellious? This is just the simplest temptation. If you pass it, then come back! As long as you are not allowed to leave the palace within ten years, after ten years, who will return?" Do you remember who Rong Changan is?"
Li Hai's gloomy face was full of gloom. He didn't realize it himself, but he had an irreconcilable conflict in his heart. On the one hand, he wanted Rong Changan to help him stabilize the frontier, but on the other hand, he was afraid of Rong Changan. The emperor is suspicious, as expected!
Li Hai restrained all his thoughts, and at the same time restrained his fear of Rong Chang'an, and he couldn't let her stay outside the city forever.
"Come here, Zhao Hongru, Shangshu of the Ministry of Xuanli." The little father-in-law at the door immediately took the order and went to announce the decree.
In the Empress Dowager's Palace, cigarettes were curling up, and peonies of various colors, red and purple, were blooming brilliantly. The blue-and-white vases of the Five Dynasties, the Buddha of Infinite Life carved by Master Bai himself, and the spring-filled garden screen woven with gold silk are all real treasures, and each one is priceless.
The Empress Dowager looked sleepy today, lying on the couch with her eyes closed after breakfast.
Zi Yan was wearing a light green dress, very youthful and beautiful. She gently sat down on the stool near the queen mother, and said softly, "Auntie, are you not in a good spirit?"
The queen mother opened her eyes and saw that it was her, and then closed her eyes again.
Knowing that the Queen Mother was resting with her eyes closed, Zi Yan said softly, "I recently learned a set of massage techniques from a book, and it is very effective. I tried it, and I feel very relaxed after the massage. Let me try it for you! "
Hearing a soft hum, Zi Yan began to massage the Queen Mother's head with her slender hands. The temples, Yangquan, and then Quchi, the intensity ranges from light to heavy, which made the Queen Mother feel very comfortable and fell asleep in a short while.
At noon, the parrot by the window suddenly jumped up and down with its mouth open, screaming, "It's time to eat, it's time to eat!".
The queen mother was woken up by the naughty parrot, and saw Zi Yan lying on her couch and falling asleep. Looking at the face that was similar to her own when she was young, the queen mother felt affectionate and distressed. This is her real niece, the only relative in the world. She tried her best to pave the way for her, let her be the master of the harem, the most precious mistress of the Dajing Kingdom.
Hearing the queen mother's movement, Zi Yan also trembled her long eyelashes, opened her sleepy eyes, and saw the queen mother smiled, "Auntie, are you better?"
The queen mother looked at Zi Yan lovingly, touched that soft long hair, and said lovingly, "Zi Yan, don't worry, I will find a way to let you sit in that position."
Zi Yan lowered her head and smiled, "Thank you, aunt. As long as I can stay in the palace and beside my aunt, I am very satisfied. Your Majesty, he, he..." Zi Yan's face was stained with a blush, very shy.
"How are you and the emperor getting along these few days?" The queen mother asked after hearing that the emperor and Zi Yan had met several times in the past few days.
"We are very good. He, he is very good to me." Zi Yan lowered her head shyly and whispered.
The emperor likes Ziyan better, so that she can arrange it better. The queen mother nodded with satisfaction, "Rong Changan was born in a rough place, and his etiquette is not good. He is definitely not the kind of person Li Hai likes. You have to take good care of Li Hai. What does he like?" Just do what you want, don't be so tough like Rong Changan, no man will like it. From now on, the harem will definitely be your world."
"Thank you, aunt, I will find a way to make him take me seriously." Zi Yan kept it in her heart.
"When she comes back, I will let others try her first. You don't want to show up, and you must grasp Li Hai's heart as soon as possible." The queen mother is also earnest, and she is also painstaking for this niece.
"I've made a note of Auntie, you also take care of your health. Don't worry me, only you and I are the closest in this world! My parents are under the nine springs, and they definitely hope that I will take good care of you." Zi Yan threw herself into the arms of the Queen Mother Here, the Empress Dowager looked at Ziyan with affection and nostalgia.
She also thought of when she was a child, when she was the eldest daughter of the family, cared by her parents and taken care of by her elder brother, she was very happy. Later, when she entered the harem, she also had a period of being loved and loved, but unfortunately she never had a child of her own.
After the death of the first emperor, she cooperated with the emperor and became the most honorable woman in the palace. Even though the emperor is not his own son and is not close to him, their interests are the same. So her relationship with the emperor is relatively stable. Before she died, she must push her brother's only niece to the throne of the queen.
However, the Empress Dowager is paving the way for her wholeheartedly, so how much Ziyan's true love for the Empress Dowager is open to debate!
After Zhao Hongru, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, received His Majesty's will, he was obviously unwilling. But the emperor's order cannot be disobeyed, so he can only set off with a black face and lead a group of officials to the long pavilion ten miles outside the city.
When they met Rong Changan, it was just when the sun was setting, but Zhao Hongru did not procrastinate at all, and directly explained the purpose of his visit.
Rong Changan and Yan Li were at the front, leading the three armies to bow down. Zhao Hongru took the imperial decree and read:
"Your Majesty has a decree: Chang'an, the Rong family, beheaded the anti-king, and made meritorious service in protecting the country. Return to the palace immediately.
The lieutenant soldiers were rewarded according to their merits and immediately returned to the camp to station. This! "
Zhao Hongru himself was dissatisfied with Rong Changan in various ways, thinking that Rong Changan was someone who challenged ethics. To challenge the authority of ritual education is to challenge the authority of the Ministry of Rites. Even though she was a queen, she didn't have a good face. After the reading, she took his subordinates back to the city, without politeness or greetings, and ignored Song Qiang and others in the barracks who wanted to greet him.