Although he came to the palace very few times, Ye Wuque did not feel nervous at all in the palace. Even when he was facing the current emperor and queen in the imperial study, Ye Wuque's somewhat inherited the calm "tradition" of his father Ye Qing, which made him show remarkable in front of the current emperor and queen.

Deep down, although the young Ye Wuque was not yet fully mature and steady at this time, it was this enviable young maniac that made him look like a boy next door in front of Zhao Kuo and Han Ying.

Of course, these are also due to the frequent visits to the Yan Prince's Mansion in the past two years, which makes them familiar with each other, and there is no such strict distinction between high and low, which makes both Zhao Kuo, Han Ying, and Ye Wuque feel extremely relaxed and comfortable about this meeting in the Imperial Study Room.

Zhao Kuo did not take the matter of Empress Dowager Li Fengniang summoning Ye Wuque, nor did he think too much about why the Empress Dowager attached so much and liked Ye Wuque. After all, in his opinion, this seemed to be accustomed to it.

Han Ying's woman was more delicate. After Ye Wuque left, she covered her mouth and chuckled and said: It seems that in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, she still loved Ye Wuque more than Ye Gucheng.

It was also because of Han Ying's reminder that Zhao Kuo suddenly came over. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was really the case, so he casually said: Maybe Ye Gucheng is too much like King Yan.

Han Ying was stunned for a moment, then nodded with some understanding, but did not speak again.

The Imperial Guard, the Imperial Guard Head, the Imperial Guard Deputy Commander, and the Imperial Guard Commander are all dispatches that Ye Qing once served, because in Li Fengniang's view, Ye Gucheng is now appointed as the Imperial Guard Commander by Zhao Kuo, which will make her feel somewhat vague about some of the old things that happened back then, and the old things between her and Ye Qing were obviously inseparable from the platform of the Imperial Guard.

The intrigue between the two, fighting each other, fighting openly and secretly. Although it can be said that it has turned into virtuous wars, what happened before and the powerlessness and helplessness of Li Fengniang when facing Ye Qing, even when thinking about it now, sometimes it will make Li Fengniang secretly angry and a little annoyed herself. Why couldn't she do that back then? Why did she forgive him in her heart before launching a gentle offensive?

Then he would shake his head, sigh helplessly, and think to himself: If he had been more cunning back then, perhaps there would have been such a situation between the two of them, and it would have been that whenever she, the empress dowager, always felt a little weak, and she was not arrogant and ignorant.

Perhaps it was because of the various things in his early years that Ye Gucheng and Ye Wuque were divided into the primary and secondary eyes in Li Fengniang's eyes.

Although Li Fengniang doesn't like Ye Gucheng very much, she can't say she hates Ye Gucheng, and she can still treat Ye Gucheng fairly. Of course, her inner dissatisfaction or knot may be just because of the imperial guards' commander.

So because of Ye Qing, among the two younger generations Ye Gucheng and Ye Wuque, Li Fengniang liked this little nerd from the bottom of her heart.

I met this little nerd several times in the Yan Prince's Mansion. The little nerd always held the book, first looking at him with a blank look on his face, and then he saluted and greeted him later.

Even though he made things difficult for several times, or teased Ye Wuque, Ye Wuque, who is a nerd in the eyes of others, is the image of a very well-behaved and sensible good child in the eyes of Li Fengniang.

Just like looking at Zhao Kuo's imperial study, Ye Wuque, who came to the palace where Li Fengniang was, looked around again with interest, making the palace maids leading him worry for him. But as a palace maid, especially the palace maids of the Empress Dowager, even if they see anything on weekdays, they will never talk too much, so as not to attract the empress dowager's scolding.

Although the empress dowager's temperament is much gentler than before, and she no longer scolds them like the past, the shadows and rules developed over the past few years have made the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace where the empress dowager is located have extra rules and duties compared to the palace maids and eunuchs in other places in the palace, and there has never been any dirty things between eunuchs and palace maids.

In the eyes of the palace maids, Li Fengniang's eyes looked at Ye Wuque even more kind and joyful than looking at the current saint Zhao Kuo.

Since Ye Wuque entered the hall, Li Fengniang's mouth has never closed her smile, especially when Ye Wuque was looking at some new things he had never seen before, Li Fengniang would personally explain to Ye Wuque, or she would just ask the palace maids and eunuchs to take them over and let Ye Wuque take them back directly.

Today, Ye Wuque came to Li Fengniang's palace, which also allowed the palace maids and eunuchs to see the unknown side of the empress dowager today. Just like an ordinary woman who could not be more ordinary, she expressed her sincere love to look at her juniors.

"Try this, this is what I just sent to the palace today. The emperor hasn't even had time to deliver it to him. You must have never tasted it. Try it?" Li Fengniang picked up a fruit on the fruit plate and said to Ye Wuque.

Ye Wuque didn't recognize his life, and even relaxed and followed him more easily than Zhao Kuo. While dealing with Li Fengniang's big and small matters about him on the grassland, he solved the fruits and snacks piled up in front of him.

Especially when Li Fengniang was extremely careful not to let the palace maid bring him tea, but a cup of hot water, Ye Wuque's heart once again felt inexplicable emotion and happiness. His eyes were about to smile into crescent moons, and his white teeth showed his mouth thanked Li Fengniang repeatedly.

"I don't have to be with my aunt anymore, but it looks much stronger than before. Think about it, before you went to the grassland, your body was weak, and although it wouldn't fall down when the wind blew, it was not as strong as it is now. Although I suffered so much on the grassland for so long, it seems that it is still worth it now. Isn't studying a place yet?" Li Fengniang continued to ask.

Ye Wuque, whose mouth was filled with snacks, chewed in hot water and said vaguely: "I haven't fallen down, but I have read a lot of books. There is no trouble for me to stay in the tent and read books every day."

"Will the herdsmen leaders on the grassland bother you?" Li Fengniang asked with interest, sitting next to Ye Wuque, holding her hands on the table, leaning forward, as if she was afraid that she would miss every expression of Ye Wuque.

"Occasionally, it's the Tuo Lei who bothered me. Wanyan rarely came from Yi, but when he came, he came to the tent in person to hold the lights for me. Because I was fascinated by reading books several times, I forgot to light the lights, and I didn't go to light the lights until I couldn't read the words clearly." Ye Wuque explained.

"From Yi's opinion, this Wanyan is still a very careful person, and it is rare to think so thoroughly. By the way, this Wanyan Congyi is the Wanyan Congyi of the prefect of Yanjing, right?" Li Fengniang asked.

Ye Wuque nodded, swallowed the last quick snack in his mouth, drank the last sip of hot water from the cup, touched his slightly bloated belly with satisfaction, and nodded, "Well, it's him, the former Jin royal family, this person is very talented and intelligent. On the grassland, he often reminded me in time, which made me useless. Even Tuo Lei also benefited a lot of money. Otherwise, Tuo Lei and his second brother Chagatai would not have made up as quickly as before, thanks to Wanyan Congyi's reminder."

"I heard." Li Fengniang asked, while personally taking the teapot from the palace maid's hand, pouring a cup of hot water for Ye Wuque, and saying to herself: "I met your father a few days ago. I heard that it was possible to let you marry a grassland woman? What do you think? If you don't want to and are afraid that your father will be angry, please tell me to go? I will support you."

"Oh." When Li Fengniang mentioned this topic, Ye Wuque first sighed in an old age, then looked at the current empress dowager who looked at him with affectionate expressions, and hesitated and said in a little hesitant: "I don't know what I want, but I think my father's arrangements do make sense. From the overall situation, it is good for me and the court, so I should accept it. If Coco does this, Huanyue will be difficult to explain, and she will be unhappy."

When Ye Wuque sighed in a pretentious manner, Li Fengniang felt that Ye Wuque's behavior was a little funny. When Ye Wuque said this, Li Fengniang gradually frowned, and even felt a little distressed in her heart.

It has to be said that Ye Wuque, who is regarded as a little nerd by others, knows the pros and cons more clearly than anyone else. Obviously, Ye Wuque does not want a marriage like the grassland, but because of the court and his father, he has to take on some responsibilities.

Moreover, if you want to marry Ye Wuque with the grassland through marriage, then Ye Wuque's matchmaker will definitely marry a woman on the grassland. As for Zhao Huanyue, the daughter of King Zhao Shichun of Wu, Zhao Paner, because she has the same name as Zhao Paner beside Ye Qing, she finally chose to change her name to Zhao Huanyue, and she may have to accept marrying to the Yan Palace as a side room.

I'm afraid that it is not just that King Zhao Shichun of Wu could not accept it, but even Zhao Huanyue would not accept it? After all, although a princess of a royal family is also married to a prince and a noble family, if he is a side family, he may be gossiping in the future.

"Today, my mother originally planned to take my father to the Wu Prince's Mansion with her to propose marriage to her elder brother, but my father probably knew that if he went to the Wu Prince's Mansion, the Wu Prince would definitely not give him a good face. Maybe even my elder brother's marriage would be rejected by then, so I let my mother go alone." Ye Wuque said helplessly.

Li Fengniang frowned, looked at Ye Wuque's helpless look, and couldn't help but say, "Your marriage with your elder brother was given by the emperor. Even if the King of Wu wants to object in his heart, he may also be concerned about the emperor's face? Besides, since childhood, you and Gucheng have been with Zhao Linger and Zhao Huanyue's childhood sweetheart. This is something we all know. It is better to demolish ten temples than to marry one. Don't worry, if the King of Wu does not agree with your marriage, my aunt will tell you in person."

Ye Wuque showed a white teeth again, responded to Li Fengniang with gratitude, and then became frowning again, looking at Li Fengniang and said, "Auntie, I'm not worried about whether the King of Wu will agree. I'm worried that Huanyue will be unhappy."

Ye Wuque obviously did not expect that the palace maid who had been serving the two people next to him was even more shocked by the scene he saw. When Ye Wuque said halfway, Li Fengniang suddenly laughed out loud, stretched out her index finger to point Ye Wuque's forehead, and said in a little anger: "I didn't inherit your dreams at all. I thought your elder brother had inherited your father's bravery, and you little nerd would inherit your father's cunning and cleverness."

Li Fengniang originally wanted to be treacherous, but thought it was not appropriate, so she hurriedly changed to cleverness and continued: "I didn't expect that you two brothers are not as good as your father, but you care about the feelings of a woman so much. Look at your father, then look at your brothers, how many concubines are there in the mansion? Which one does your father care about? You shouldn't just trick you into the mansion first? Girls like to talk about these things, learn from your father, and girls like to talk about sweet words, but you are not stupid and you read a lot."

"But Huanyue also studied a lot. When I was in Yangzhou when I was a child, the gentlemen in the academy said that she was better than me, otherwise I wouldn't be afraid of her." Ye Wuque said speechlessly.

Li Fengniang looked at Ye Wuque's helpless and pitiful expression and couldn't help laughing, then she turned into a big laugh, laughing even a little out of breath, panting, "After making a fuss for a long time, are you really afraid of the little girl from the Prince of Wu's Mansion?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that this time I go to the grassland, I've proved that I'm better than her." Ye Wuque cheered himself up.

Li Fengniang started to laugh again, and the palace maids and eunuchs next to her were shocked. They seemed to no longer remember when the last time the Empress Dowager smiled so happily.

Until Li Fengniang was laughing, Ye Wuque was really embarrassed, Li Fengniang slowly stopped laughing, still looking at Ye Wuque with a doting face, wiped her tears and asked, "Have you mentioned this to your father?"

"No." Ye Wuque shook his head honestly and said, "If I told my father, he would definitely say that I was useless, and would definitely cause trouble for the King of Wu and quarrel with the King of Wu. He would definitely tell the King of Wu that he should teach his daughter's fallacies and other fallacies. Every time the King of Wu could not talk about him, and even more so that he could not argue his fallacies. As for the solution by force, you also know that my father is a reckless man, and the King of Wu could not defeat him, so in the end, I was bullied by the King of Wu and Huanyue."

While listening, Li Fengniang was thinking about Ye Qing's arrogant and arrogant look in front of King Zhao Shichun of Wu. The King of Wu was a Confucian scholar. Although Huanyue was well-educated and well-educated, she could only be defeated every time she met Ye Qing.

In the royal family, Zhao Kai, the King of Qing, once told her about some things about Ye Qing back then. The two girls in the King of Wu's mansion would be teased by Ye Qing almost every time they saw Ye Qing, and they cried in the end, saying that they would not marry into their family.

Ye Qing would also threaten the two little girls, saying that if they don’t marry, they would not be able to play with Ye Gucheng and Ye Wuque. So the two little girls would beg King Zhao Shichun of Wu and ask them to marry Ye Gucheng and Ye Wuque. Anyway, they would not marry into the Yan Prince’s Mansion because Uncle Yan always bullies them. "The aunt will make the decision on this matter, and your mother will propose marriage for your elder brother. As for your marriage, the aunt will help you propose marriage to the Wu Queen. If you don’t believe it, they will not agree. As long as you will not feel sorry for the little girl because of the aunt, you will hold a grudge against the aunt." Li Fengniang said with a smile.

"How could it be? Wuque is grateful that you are too late." Ye Wuque said hurriedly.

Li Fengniang sighed slightly, her expression became serious. After thinking for a while, she slowly spoke: "If this is the case, your path to the imperial examination will not work. Your elder brother inherits your father's title, but what about you? It seems that you have to discuss this matter with the emperor. Only you have a title. In this way, even if the girl Huanyue is just a side room for you, she will not be overwhelmed in the future. And are there any eyebrows on the grassland?"

Ye Wuque shook his head: "Today my father went to the inn to meet Tuolei and Chagatai, and those other tribe khans, who may choose one from the daughters of those influential and powerful tribe khans."

Li Fengniang nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Ye Wuque with her eyes solemnly, and suddenly said sadly: "I just feel wronged with you and your father."

Li Fengniang's sentimental tone made Ye Wuque confused for a moment. Looking at Li Fengniang who was serious, Ye Wuque thought for a while and asked, "Does my aunt say my father will go to Liaoyang Prefecture?"

Li Fengniang looked at Ye Wuque, smiled and shook her head, and then said, "My aunt is talking about another thing, but it is because of you that the royal family does not have to make things difficult for some things."

After saying that, Li Fengniang saw that Ye Wuque was still confused, and explained with a smile: "You only saw that your father asked you to marry a grassland woman as his wife to win over and integrate the grassland with our Song Dynasty. But why didn't you expect that your father did this to avoid the princess of the royal family. The princess married to the grassland? For many years, the Central Plains dynasty has always chosen to marry a princess far away, and the princess came to ease the relationship with foreign barbarians, but your father did the opposite. Although it had the influence of the Song Dynasty and your father.

, forcing the grassland to agree. But if there was no such thing as marrying a grassland woman in the negotiations in the past few days, once the Khan on the grassland proposed that we marry a princess and the princess to symbolize the relationship between the court and the grassland, then do you think the emperor and the court agree or not? So, after all, it is your father's far-sightedness, not only now, but also back then, even I could not fully guess his thoughts, the real purpose of his every move, otherwise, he would not suffer a lifetime loss in front of your father."

Ye Wuque was a little stunned, but he had to admit that what Li Fengniang said was the real fact, and it was definitely not his father's whim, or just for the grassland and the court. Obviously, it also avoided Zhao Kuo's dilemma after he took the initiative to propose marriage because of the grassland.

"The Master was afraid that he didn't think of this meaning, but yes, but Huanyue thought of it." Ye Wuque suddenly stood up and looked at Li Fengniang and was shocked: "No wonder when I saw Huanyue yesterday, she suddenly stopped talking bad things about my father in front of me, but she was a little depressed about my marriage with her. I asked her the reason, but she didn't say it, just that she would apologize to my father in person when she had the chance."

"Haha, I can't tell that I'm still a girl who dares to act." Li Fengniang said with a gratitude.

Li Fengniang was somewhat surprised that Zhao Huanyue could think of Ye Qing's real intention. After all, it was her who suddenly thought of this because of Zhao Huanyue and Zhao Ling'er's marriage.

From this we can see that the beautiful girl who I have met several times seems to be very smart and extremely talented, otherwise, she would definitely not have paled the little nerd in front of her.

"You can just remind me where the emperor has the opportunity. If you have nothing to do in the future, you will often come to the palace to see your aunt. Anyway, no one dares to stop you when you enter the palace. It is better to mention your elder brother's name than anything else." Li Fengniang said with a smile.

Ye Wuque seemed a little embarrassed because he stood up in shock just now. Seeing that Li Fengniang did not blame him, he had to scratch his head embarrassedly, and then sat down again after saying it.

Then Li Fengniang remembered that Ye Wuque had just talked about Ye Qing going to Liaoyang, and asked: "Since you mentioned that your father chose to go to Liaoyang just now, what do you think?"

Ye Wuque looked at Li Fengniang, thought for a while and said, "Anyway, I have different views from my elder brother. My elder brother believes that it was forced by officials in the court, which forced my father to make such a choice. But in my opinion, this is what my father means, not someone forced him to do. Moreover, this matter is a matter of benefit over disadvantages for the court, the emperor and even the entire Song Dynasty. It is not often said that there are talents in the country and generations of new people to replace old people. According to my understanding of my father, if he doesn't want to do so, I'm afraid."

"I'm afraid no one says it's good, right?" Li Fengniang added with a smile to help Ye Wuque.

Ye Wuque scratched his head embarrassed again, and then Li Fengniang was still looking at Ye Wuque. For some reason, Ye Qing's two sons, the only one, Ye Wuque, she liked the more she looked at him, and seemed to like him even more than her own.

"I'll go back later today, stay in the palace for more time, and have dinner with my aunt at night. It will also make your mother anxious for more time in the Yan Prince's Mansion." Li Fengniang said.

Ye Wuque scratched his head again, and then he was a little confused: "Auntie, I'll have no problem with having dinner with you, but."

"Why, I have to go back and say something to your mother?" Li Fengniang was a little dissatisfied, and deliberately began to look stern and asked with displeasure.

Seeing Li Fengniang's cold face unhappy, Ye Wuque hurriedly waved his hands and explained hurriedly: "No, no, I still have to go to the inn where the Mongolian envoys are located. I have to communicate with Tolei, Chagatai and several other khans. If you don't go back to your house and tell your mother to have dinner with you tonight."

"This is almost the same." Li Fengniang said with satisfaction, and then Ye Wuque, the palace maid and the eunuch almost screamed, because after Li Fengniang finished speaking, she immediately asked the eunuch to prepare a carriage for Ye Wuque, and used her, the empress dowager of the Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!