Chapter 229: The Art of the Emperor (Monthly Pass)
Although it was just a few words and the words of asking were ordinary, the empress dowager was very content in her heart.
She hasn't been so relaxed and happy for a long time.
This is the first time she has seen her son after thirteen years of searching. Although she is not the little child in her memory, she is still safe when she sees him growing up. Why doesn’t she feel very happy?
Although she is the queen mother of a country and is in power, how many people can understand her suffering?
In this magnificent palace, I have the wealth and authority that all the subjects in the world envy, but every day I live with swords and swords and intrigues...
After all, she is just an ordinary person, flesh and blood, and emotional.
However, the late emperor passed away and the situation was extremely dangerous. She had to stand up and shoulder a heavy burden. Although she knew that the burden was a thousand pounds, she had to watch the darkness in this despair.
And now, the dawn has been revealed.
Looking at this handsome young man, she knew that all her efforts were worth it. Countless praises and criticisms, omnipresent hidden arrows were burdens that should not have been borne by a woman. Now, everything has become worth it.
She smiled sweetly, and even though she just looked at the silly look that passed between Chen Kaizhi's eyebrows, she felt that it was so relieved.
At this moment, she seemed to have forgotten the heart-wrenching night of losing her child thirteen years ago, and that scene, the past thirteen years, was like a nightmare, tortured and entangled on her body all the time. Now, this dawn bloomed, driving everything clean.
"What a good kid."
The new talented man on the list of Heavenly Man actually received the Queen Mother’s sincere admiration.
Chen Kaizhi was a little confused, good kid... Damn, no one has called him a good kid for many years?
The empress dowager's motherhood also gave Chen Kaizhi a kind of peace of mind for no reason, which made Chen Kaizhi feel a little nervous and inexplicably relaxed, and answered in a slight manner.
However, Zhang Jing, who was standing beside him, was a little anxious, and even a little cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
If this continues, what should we do?
He did not expect that the Empress Dowager, who was usually cautious, would be so incompetent today. This was not a single mistake in front of many ministers, even King Zhao.
He originally wanted to take this opportunity to create an opportunity for the Empress Dowager to meet Chen Kaizhi to comfort the Empress Dowager's love for his son, but he still underestimated the moving attitude of a woman who could only see her child for many years.
Now, he regrets it a little. As long as some people are suspicious, it will be a disaster for death.
He gritted his teeth, coughed quickly, and said with a smile: "Empress, it's getting late."
The empress dowager only pursed her red lips and said with a smile: "Yes, it's getting late. It's been a long time since the Ai family talked about this. Chen Qing family, where are your ancestral homes?"
Chen Kaizhi said seriously: "The student's ancestral home is Yingchuan."
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and swept her eyes with smoke: "The royal family also began in Yingchuan. It seems that a thousand years ago, I can't say that you and the royal family were still a family."
Chen Kaizhi dared not take this seriously and tease me. At the beginning, his mentor said that he was a savage. Maybe some barbarians were merged and changed their surname to the Han. When he saw that, his surname was very awesome, so he became Chen.
So others can joke about this kind of thing, but Chen Kaizhi can't be proud of himself. He smiled implicitly and said, "Empress smiles."
The queen mother smiled, but her eyes never left Chen Kaizhi for a moment. She felt extremely reluctant in her heart, but in the end she was still rational and said, "It's not too early, so you can take it off."
Chen Kaizhi nodded, stood up, saluted, and bowed.
After coming out of this Wenlou, Chen Kaizhi felt a strange feeling in his heart that the Empress Dowager was such an unattainable person, and she actually gave herself an unparalleled sense of intimacy.
He even felt that even from his mentor, he would find it difficult to experience this feeling since he came to this world.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing. Perhaps this is the legendary emperor's art. The Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager. She is the trick of governing the world and winning people's hearts. She is probably already perfect. The routine is too deep, and she almost lost her heart.
However, this feeling is really subtle, and the feeling of every frown and smile makes me feel warm, which is really worth savoring.
Deng Jian was still in a daze. An eunuch led them out of the palace. The two walked side by side. Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but say, "What are you thinking about in your senior brother?"
"At..." Deng Jian said with a strange expression: "I'm thinking, have I thanked you just now?"
Chen Kaizhi said confidently: "Thank you, I heard it with my own ears."
Deng Jian still felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. At least what he thought before was too far from reality. He thought that when he came to the palace, he was talking about that manifesto, but who expected...
After a moment of depression, he became happy again: "No matter what, the senior brother is already a Hanlin, and he has met the emperor. From today on, the senior brother will start writing notes. Well, is it good to call Hanlin to record things?"
Chen Kaizhi said in surprise: "Notes?"
Deng Jian said with a solemn look: "I have written it for my descendants. If I become a Hanlin in the future, I will have many opportunities to enter and leave the palace. In the future, it may be able to enrich historical materials."
He spoke highly, but Chen Kaizhi clearly felt a scattered scent all over his senior brother.
OK, and not expose him, Chen Kaizhi said: "Senior brother, if I mention me in my notes, I must polish it better, and the eating habits during meals must be passed."
Deng Jian said sternly: "Who do you think of your senior brother? If you don't remember it, you must write straight."
Chen Kaizhi glanced at him, as if he felt that there was no need for communication, so he simply put his hands behind his back and didn't give a look.
Let future generations comment on merits and demerits, let’s talk about them, not to mention that I am not qualified to comment on merits and demerits for others to comment on.
But after the senior brothers left the palace, Deng Jian couldn't help but say, "Senior brother thought about it carefully. The things in the palace may be an attractive side, but when you are on the list of people, there must be many people who are interested. In this note, you must try hard to remember your junior brother."
It was noon at this time, and Chen Kaizhi was still recalling the conversation between the Queen Mother and herself just now. However, the memories of those around him were a little blurred, and even the master, Chen Kaizhi didn't care much about his expression. After he came back to his senses, he returned to reality.
Following the imperial road, Chen Kaizhi said: "Senior brother, I'm hungry."
Deng Jianben also wanted to talk about his notes, but was interrupted by Chen Kaizhi, and he said happily: "It's easy to say, it's a good day today. We two brothers are in the mood for two days. I'll buy a chicken."
He was very generous today. Sure enough, he bought a chicken along the way, but he didn't dare to let the old man in the gatehouse who was almost half blind go to clean up. He personally picked up the knife, killed the chicken and bleed, plucked the hair in the courtyard, humming the tone, and for half an hour, he ripped the chicken and cooked it, and a scent of meat was already floating in the courtyard.
Chen Kaizhi was salivating, and the two brothers arrived at the dining room and raised their chopsticks. Chen Kaizhi was about to remove the chopsticks, but Deng Jian suddenly stretched out his hand: "Wait, I'll remember one first, wait, I'll go get the pen and ink."
After saying that, he went to the bedroom in a flash.
Chen Kaizhi was too hungry to bear it and was too lazy to care about him. After getting off the chopsticks, he began to feast on his face. When Deng Jian came back happily, he found that Chen Kaizhi's table was full of skeletons.
Deng Jian grinned and said, "You, you... Taotie..."
Taotie is an ancient divine beast and is famous for its greed.
Deng Jian was so angry that he didn't eat it, so he just sat down and stared at Chen Kaizhi. Chen Kaizhi was too lazy to care about it. He was so excited that he held up chopsticks with his teeth and claws.
Deng Jian took the draft with a hatred and picked up the pen and said, "Senior Brother, I'm going to scold you."
Chen Kaizhi was still unmoved and had a lot of fun eating.
Swear, scold.
Anyway, it's a lot of meat.
Seeing that Chen Kaizhi had not stopped yet, Deng Jian wrote angrily: "Chen Kaizhi is my junior brother, who is lazy and greedy, like a beast of Taotie. Now I kill chickens, and a little bit, there are no chickens. Alas, there are such people in the world who eat voraciously and become greedy. My mentor misleads me."
Chen Kaizhi finally felt comfortable after eating most of the time. He happily saw Deng Jian still writing quickly, so he said excitedly: "Senior Brother, let me see, what have I written?"
Deng Jian took away the notes and glared at him: "I won't show you."
As he said that, he slowly raised his chopsticks and started to eat slowly.
Chen Kaizhi said in surprise: "Senior brother is not like this on weekdays."
Deng Jian said with a stern face: "I am now a Hanlin. I should set an example for my diet, daily life, words and deeds."
Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but be amazed. Can promotion improve his cultivation? So he hurriedly hid back in the room and studied, working hard for a better life in the future.
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When night fell, the sky was dark and there were no stars.
However, the night wind is very strong here, and there are no stars or moon at this time, but the Queen Mother is standing here, and the night wind makes her golden phoenix shawl rustle.
There was a smile on the corner of her mouth. This smile seemed to melt even the endless darkness and became more colorful.
He closed his clouds and looked back suddenly. There was a thousand kinds of charm in his eyes, and his lips slightly raised: "Zhang Jing."
"Slave is here." Zhang Jing hunched over and was trembling by the cold wind.
The Queen Mother said: "Let the Weaving Bureau make a few new sets of court uniforms."
"What kind of thing do you want?"
The corner of the empress dowager curled her lips slightly, letting her hair blown up dancing wildly on her beautiful face, and said, "The son of the Ai family is a very talented man. If you want to be more literary, you have to find some books to send to the bedroom. The Ai family needs to read it well. In the past, the Ai family only read the Four Women's Books. Although the Ai family knew the meaning of the article, there were some places that could not be read."
"yes."
After saying that, the Queen Mother raised her eyes, stared at the distance in a distant manner, and said, "Does Kaizhi live in the south?"
"Yes, Empress."
Chapter completed!