In the afternoon, Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan packed up and went to pay their respects to the queen.
Because of Huo Tian's high official position, Jiang Nuan had entered the palace several times before Cen Yunchu entered the palace.
But Xu Chunjun and the Queen met for the first time.
After the two of them bowed and stood up, the queen ordered someone to serve them tea, and said to them with a smile: "I know that you and Cen Zhaoyi are close friends in the boudoir. Now it seems that birds of a feather flock together, and they are all such outstanding talents."
Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan hurriedly said that they did not dare to take it. The queen asked Jiang Nuan again: "I heard that you are pregnant again. How many months have you been pregnant now? Are you still taking it?
If you want to eat anything, be sure to tell the people after you, there is everything in this palace, just ask them to get it for you."
"Thank you, Queen, for your concern. Everything is fine with me, and I am used to eating even if I don't have taboos." Jiang Nuan replied.
"That's good," the queen nodded and said, "Although you came to the palace to accompany Cen Zhaoyi on orders, you have children and relatives at home, so you can go back and visit from time to time. If you are afraid that people will not let you go, you can come
Find me."
Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan agreed and thanked the queen again.
"Is your eldest son almost one and a half years old?" the queen asked Jiang Nuan, "Now that Xi is here again, he will contribute to the Huo family and he will also contribute to the country.
After all, the Huo family has made great contributions to the country and has been loyal from generation to generation. It is a pity that the number of people is small. You should have more children."
The queen is worthy of being a queen, and she speaks very nicely.
Jiang Nuan didn't say anything except smiling and saying thank you.
The queen turned to Xu Chunjun, looked at her calmly and said, "Your grandfather was the prime minister of the previous dynasty, and your father and uncle were also loyal and capable ministers.
Although you are a woman, even though you are of Xu family blood and influenced by family tradition, you are still outstanding among the ladies.
I have often heard people say that you are really ambitious, ambitious and visionary in how you run a family."
"My wife is panicking. Your Majesty has given you too much praise and I really don't deserve it." Xu Chunjun's attitude was respectful and his voice was soft. "Chunjun's family fortune fell into decline when he was young. He grew up in the countryside. He had no talent or virtue, only knowledge.
Duty.
Thanks to the help of relatives and friends, I am living the life I am living today. It is not because of my own talents, but just luck."
"You are just being modest, but I know that a woman running a family is the same as a man being an official." The queen smiled, "It is never possible to rely only on outsiders for help. It's a pity that you are only a girl. Otherwise, you would be in trouble."
There must be something accomplished in the officialdom."
"The empress empress is a mother to the world and she is in charge of the Sixth Palace. She is the role model for women in the world." When it comes to flattery, Xu Chunjun never needs to make drafts. "Chunjun has little knowledge and is young. If there is something inappropriate, please ask the empress."
Forgive me."
"It's a shame to say this. The two of you are here to accompany Cen Zhaoyi under the imperial edict, which can be regarded as sharing my worries. It's my turn to thank you," the queen said with a smile, "I'll have to work hard for you two in the future.
Cen Zhaoyi is the emperor's beloved concubine. This is her first child, so it is right to be more careful.
It’s just that sometimes I can’t take care of you, so I have to rely on you two.”
Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan hurriedly said that this was their duty.
The queen invited them to have tea again. After drinking a cup of tea, Xu Chunjun quietly glanced at Jiang Nuan, and the two stood up and said goodbye to the queen.
The queen did not force her to stay, and said: "You have just entered the palace, so walk around to get acquainted.
Don't just stay in one place when you have nothing to do, it will make you feel bored.
Although there are many rules in the palace, they are not meant to scare people. They are just for everyone to abide by the rules and not to mess with the rules.
The emperor is not in the palace now, so you have nothing to avoid.
Besides, it’s rare for anyone to come to this palace, so they would be happy to have someone to talk to!”
Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan agreed and prepared to leave.
But the queen said: "Wait a minute, this is your first time coming to my palace, and I have ordered someone to prepare a meeting gift for you. It's not much, but it can be considered a part of my heart."
After saying that, a maid from the Queen's Palace had already brought two boxes and delivered them to Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan respectively.
The box was open, and each set of jewelry was placed inside.
You could tell at a glance that it was a good thing. Even though Jiang Nuan had a lot of jewelry at home, he couldn't pick out a few of this quality.
Taking such a heavy gift as a meeting gift, Xu Chunjun had to sigh in his heart that the Queen is really generous.
But since the queen had already rewarded him, it was inconvenient for the two of them to refuse, and it seemed that they didn't know how to appreciate it.
So he thanked the queen again and then left.
"Concubine Hui is not here, let's go to the Zhaoyi Palace to meet and greet her." Xu Chunjun said, "It will be too late if we can't go two places."
"According to Lao Nu's wish, we will first go to Shui Zhaoyi Palace, and then go to Feng Zhaoyi's place." Bai Fu said, "Usually there are several empresses playing dominoes at Feng Zhaoyi's place. How can we meet the two of them one by one?
Isn’t it easy?”
"That's very good. Just do what my father-in-law said." Xu Chunjun said with a smile.
Then asked Jiang Nuan: "Can you still walk? If you are tired, sit down and rest first."
"I run around the front and back yards every day in the house, so why am I tired after walking just a few steps?" Jiang Nuan said with a smile, "It's so easy to finish the meeting soon."
At this time, Shui Zhaoyi was watching the palace maid and eunuch changing the water for the goldfish in the corridor. When she saw Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan coming, she went inside.
She ordered people to watch the tea and put some of her favorite snacks on the table.
"The food and drink I eat here are different from other places," Shui Zhaoyi said. "Sister Chen is quite used to it, but the other concubines don't like it very much, saying it tastes weird.
I don't know if you two can get used to eating. If you like to eat, eat more. If you don't like to eat, don't force it.
I am a casual person and I speak straightforwardly."
Jiang Nuan liked her personality very much and said with a smile: "We usually go to the palace to see Empress Cen, and she always says that you are a sincere person.
I'm a straight-tempered person who doesn't know how to bend around, so I feel really comfortable hearing the Queen speak like this."
Shui Zhaoyi was also amused by her and said: "I heard people say before that Huo Tian was so heroic and yet he married a silly girl.
Now it seems that it's not that you are stupid, it's just that outsiders don't know how good you are.
I have a little sister who is about the same age as you. She was just born when I married into the palace.
A few days ago, Tokiomi came to Beijing and brought a portrait of her, which looks somewhat similar to yours."
"Sure enough, people with similar temperaments only need to exchange a few words to feel like old acquaintances." Jiang Nuan smiled and said, "If Shui Zhaoyi doesn't dislike it, I will often come to your palace to play."
"Of course that's good. People who have stayed in this palace for a long time are becoming more and more boring. It's not as fresh as you who come from outside." Shui Zhaoyi was also happy to get close to Jiang Nuan, "I like to look into people's eyes.
, a person’s temperament is all hidden in his eyes.”
