As he was talking, he saw a eunuch in his early thirties walking towards him. Hu Hengqiu introduced Chu Qing: "This is Manager Li." Chu Qing bowed and saluted: "I have met Manager Li."

Eunuch Li smiled and led them to the door of the Imperial Study Room and opened the door: "Two adults, please!"

Chu Qing was one step behind Hu Hengqiu, entered the room, and followed Hu Hengqiu on his knees to worship the emperor. The emperor suddenly burst out laughing: "Hu Hengqiu! You are taking such good care of me! You said you came to see me, when have you ever given such a thorough courtesy?"

Then he said: "No ceremony, just a seat!"

Eunuch Li moved to Jindun with the young eunuch. Hu Hengqiu stood up and said, "Look at what the emperor said, when have you ever been so ignorant?"

After saying that, he wanted to take Chu Qing to sit down. Chu Qing didn't dare to sit down directly, so he looked at Hu Hengqiu with some embarrassment.

The emperor said: "Don't be formal. Hu Aiqing brought you here in person, just because he's afraid you won't get used to it. Sit down, we can chat about everyday things."

Chatting about everyday things with the emperor? Oh, you are kidding! Chu Qing bowed and thanked him again before he dared to sit down.

"I have tasted the bean cakes and bean flour you sent, and they taste good. Especially the bean cakes, which are very crispy when eaten after being baked." Emperor Qingde said.

The emperor ate bean cakes? Who would believe it?

"Soybean oil is also good. It is good for cooking and making soup. The Queen Mother likes it very much." The emperor added.

"Your Majesty is so complimentary." Chu Qing replied.

"Your Majesty, I just said that soybean oil is good, right? I heard that there is not enough food in the New Year Palace." Hu Hengqiu eased the atmosphere.

"You have a good subordinate! In my opinion, this soybean oil is your favorite!" The emperor said with a smile, pointing at Hu Hengqiu, "You!" with an expression like "Look at you getting the advantage and still being good".

Two and a half percent of the profits went to the Secret Investigation Division, so of course Hu Hengqiu had to behave well.

The emperor and his ministers joked, and Chu Qing relaxed a little. It seemed that the emperor was in a good mood.

"Chu Aiqing," the emperor called her by name: "Your Xiuchun Dao is good. When will you design one for me? I prefer swords."

The emperor clicked the Xiuchun Dao on Chu Qing's waist, and pointed to the sword hanging on the wall. People from the Secret Investigation Department can carry weapons to face the emperor. This is a privilege and an obligation - the Secret Investigation Department also has close-range personnel.

The duty to protect the emperor.

For example, if someone assassinates the emperor, if Eunuch Li rushes in front of Chu Qing to protect him, it would be Chu Qing's dereliction of duty.

But does the emperor really trust everyone in the Secret Investigation Department? Chu Qing has always been a little confused.

"You can take it off and have a look, and get me your No. 1 steel from your treasure furnace." the emperor ordered.

Chu Qing followed her words and went to get the sword, and saw the tassel of the palace lantern on the side shaking. Chu Qing raised her eyelids and glanced at it. There was someone on the beam.

Sure enough, where the emperor is, there is such a thing as a "shadow guard".

There is no need to take off the sword and scabbard as a whole, you just need to pull out the sword. Chu Qing looked at it carefully and even took a good look at the scabbard on the wall.

She didn't know what kind of sword the emperor wanted, or whether he really wanted a sword. Anyway, the emperor had given orders, so it would be right to follow them. Chu Qing couldn't tell whether the sword was good or not, he just had to memorize the style.

"I've written it down. I'll think about it when I get back." Chu Qing put the sword back into its sheath, turned around and saluted the emperor and said, "I'm just taking the liberty to let you see the emperor's height clearly."

No matter how tall a person is, the length of his sword will look good. This Chu Qing has an aesthetic sense.

"Haha, no problem." Emperor Qingde stood up happily, walked from behind the desk to Chu Qing, and looked at the top of Chu Qing's head. He found that Chu Qing was also very tall. The women in the palace were not so tall.

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"I have read your 'self-tax' account, and you are interested." The emperor personally took off the sword, put it on his waist, and said.

Chu Qing was a little confused, but he immediately realized that the secretary of the Ministry of Revenue presented the bill? Was it the intention of the Ministry of Revenue, or was the secretary a member of the emperor?

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I have seen clearly." Chu Qing saluted again and asked the Emperor to take his seat.

No matter who the secretary is, the emperor's "careful" statement means that Chu Qing's iron products business has gone through the emperor's clear path, and no one will cause trouble for it. This is a good thing.

After the emperor sat down, he said again: "Chu Aiqing, the Queen Mother and the Empress are very curious about you, please go and say hello."

"Yes, I will leave first." Chu Qing saluted, took three steps back, then turned around and left the imperial study.

"You are so cautious!" the emperor said to Hu Hengqiu.

"This is my first time meeting a saint! I heard that she is very courageous." Hu Hengqiu said.

"oh?"

So, Hu Hengqiu told the emperor about Chu Qing leading people to rescue Bai Hua and Wei Chengyi. Bai Hua wrote a special report on this matter after returning to Beijing, and was called by Hu Hengqiu to inquire about it carefully.

Chu Qing was personally led by Eunuch Li to the Queen Mother's Palace. The Queen and Mrs. Hong were also there, as were several older women.

It seems that the Queen Mother and the Empress first gathered some of the ministers’ female relatives together to chat.

Waiting for dinner?

After Chu Qing arrived, a palace maid laid out a mat for worship. She could tell who was who by glancing at the seats and clothes, and just kowtow.

The Queen Mother raised her hand and signaled: "No need, sit down quickly and let Aijia take a look."

Mrs. Hong quietly hinted at the position, and Chu Qing went over to sit down. Then she heard Mrs. Hong say: "Queen Mother, Queen, you don't know that this Chu Baihu is an interesting person."

After saying that, she stood up and walked to Chu Qing. The lady next to her quickly gave up her seat. Mrs. Hong nodded her thanks and sat next to Chu Qing.

Chu Qing was grateful in his heart. Having an acquaintance by his side always made him more at ease. Mrs. Hong told the story of how Chu Qing sneaked into the General Military Mansion to rescue them like a storyteller. The focus of the story was "

There are three words: "Borrowing the toilet".

The Queen Mother and the Empress were so happy that Chu Qing blushed: You can't read this article, right?

Then Mrs. Hong talked about the destruction of a stronghold of the Dong Lun Kingdom. She also told it vividly, focusing on Chu Qing's words "Oh my God" that couldn't help but hurt.

Suddenly, the hall burst into laughter.

Chu Qing was embarrassed. In fact, there was really no need for her to be embarrassed. Mrs. Hong was not much younger than the Queen Mother. And Chu Qing was even younger than Mrs. Hong's daughter. These people regarded Chu Qing as a junior.

When Mrs. Hong talked about how difficult it was for Chu Qing to raise a child alone, the queen also smiled more sincerely and told the maids around her to remember to bring Chu Qing some palace gadgets after the dinner and take them back.

Play for children.

Chu Qing hurriedly presented gifts to the Queen Mother and the Empress. She was just embarrassed and forgot about the business.

As soon as the gift box was opened, the turquoise fine porcelain soap box was in front of the eyes. Inside was a milky and milky thing, which everyone saw freshly.

Chu Qing introduced it: "This is a soap that I researched in my spare time. It is used to wash hands, cleanse the face, and take a bath. It is very clean and convenient."

"Oh? This is called soap?" The Queen Mother picked up a piece and smelled it, "Well, it smells like milk. It smells really good. I want to try it." Seeing the Queen Mother's interest, a maid immediately brought some water.

The Queen Mother tried it herself and liked it very much: "This is much more convenient than boiling soap locust water, and it also smells delicious."

Chu Qing hurriedly said: "I just figured this out, and I only had time to make this kind of soap. If the Queen Mother and Queen like it, I will research soaps with floral fragrance and color when I get back."

"That's great!" The Queen Mother said happily: "The Ai family likes these fragrant things."

"Mother, let's not be in a hurry. These soaps will last for a while. Chu Baihu also has to take care of their children and go to the Yamen, but it's not easy." The Queen said very considerately.
Chapter completed!