"The painting is indeed good, but Luo'er can't judge it." Ming Luo replied: "But after hearing what Chu Taifu said, there are two similarities."
She knew whether it was only two points or not.
But as she said, it is not appropriate for her to make "judgmental decisions."
She did not raise her head to look at the expression of the Holy Emperor, but heard the voice ask again: "It is said that the painting is now hung in the Dengtai Tower?"
"Exactly."
The Holy Emperor seemed to think about it for a moment, but in the end he just said: "That's it."
The tight string in Mingluo's heart relaxed.
There are pros and cons to hanging the painting in the Dengtai Tower. Fortunately, at least my aunt gave up the idea of taking the painting back to the palace to see it.
At this time, a palace maid came into the palace and announced: "Your Majesty, Yu Chang is here to ask for an audience."
The Holy Emperor nodded and signaled for him to enter.
Mingluo stepped aside, acknowledging that the topic about Chang Sui Ning was over.
Yu Zeng brought a list, and after saluting, he presented it: "...the above is the list of officials in the DPRK and China who have advocated the early selection of the crown princess recently. Your Majesty, please take a look."
After the Holy Emperor looked through it, he only had a look on his face that said, "It's not true."
On this list, most of them are noble officials. From a glance, the leaders only have Cui, Zheng, Changsun and other surnames.
After Pei's incident, those people did not really retreat. They first used the position of Minister of Rites to confront her repeatedly, and finally pushed Taifu Chu out, and finally neutralized the matter.
Now, these people have begun to propose that the crown prince should be selected as soon as possible...
The prince Li Zhi is only thirteen years old. Why should he be so anxious about the princess? In the end, he just wants to remind her and all parties that now that the prince has grown up, it is time for her to return to power... In an attempt to
This is just a slogan to achieve their goal of gathering and integrating forces.
The Holy Book Emperor closed the list and was not in a hurry to say anything more. He only told Yu Zeng some other matters.
Yu Zeng responded one by one.
Mingluo took the tea he had just exchanged from Gong'e, came to the imperial desk, and poured a cup of hot tea for the Holy Emperor.
As the tea soup poured into the tea cup and the tea mist rose, Emperor Shengzhen casually said to Yu Zeng: "Before you came, I was talking to Gu'an about the girl from the Chang family."
Yu Zeng has been with her for many years, and she occasionally talks to him about topics other than political affairs.
Mingluo put down the teapot gently, lowered his eyes and stood behind the Emperor of the Holy Book.
"Your Majesty, are you talking about the climb to Tai Tower yesterday?" Yu Zeng said with a slight smile, "I heard about it too."
"She can organize this poetry meeting and control such an unexpected situation, so she has some skills." The Holy Book Emperor said.
Mingluo's lowered eyelashes moved slightly.
Yu Zeng: "Your Majesty is ridiculous. Children like to be busy. It's just good luck."
The Holy Emperor gave a rare smile: "You treat her as your own child and know how to demean yourself for her."
Then, he asked: "So, since this child was brought back by 'Axiao' back then, do you know where he came from?"
"According to what His Highness said at the time, he was just an ordinary poor person. His parents died early. Seeing that he was lonely and pitiful, His Highness took him back to the capital."
The Holy Emperor nodded, and then thought deeply: "'Axiao' is kind and has rescued many orphans when she went out to fight, but she seems to be the only one who was placed in this way after being rescued."
"Yes." Yu Zeng explained: "Those orphans were mostly placed in military camps to learn how to do things, but because Suining was the youngest when he was brought back, he could only just walk, and because he was a girl, he stayed in Xuan
In the Ce Mansion, this girl was born to be a lovable child. She likes to stick to His Highness. His Highness also likes her very much and named her himself. Nu and General Chang took special care of her."
"After that... His Highness is no longer here. Before he left, he promised to take good care of her." Yu Zeng paused slightly before adding: "Nu and General Chang recited His Highness's instructions, and over time they got used to treating this girl like a baby.
Carry it with you and protect it... As time goes by, you will treat it as if you are your own child."
The Holy Emperor seemed to be feeling a little emotional: "It was her good fortune to meet 'Axiao'."
She said: "Let her enter the palace tomorrow. I want to see her."
Yu Zeng should be "yes".
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Min Luo's eyes.
So she was right, the other person was lucky by nature.
From the beginning to the end, it was just because he had some favor from His Highness the former Crown Prince that he got all this easily - including the attention of the saint at this time.
…
As it was almost dawn, Chang Sui Ning took a rest during the day and waited until dusk before going to the martial arts field.
Xi'er went to see the two little beggars brought back last night.
The two of them washed themselves inside and out, combed their hair neatly and wrapped it on their heads, and put on clean clothes. Although their sallow complexions and thin skin were hard to change for a while, they seemed to be completely different people.
Xi'er nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the tattered old clothes that the two of them had changed out of, and said, "The girl said don't throw away your original outfits, they might be useful later."
The two boys felt their hearts pounding.
Does this mean that if they perform poorly, they will be thrown out at any time?
Xi'er didn't know how worried the two were about gain and loss, so she said, "Come with me."
The two of them quickly followed.
Xi'er took people to the martial arts field.
Chu Xing had already heard Chang Suining talk about the two of them. At this moment, he looked at their thin bodies and said, "Just run two laps today."
The two kids don't know what's going on - is this one of their tests?
Afraid that they would be thrown out if they ran too slowly, the two of them ran two laps quickly and quickly returned to Chu Xing and Chang Suining.
"Girl, we can run very well!"
"Well! If a dog is chasing you, you can run faster!"
"I can run the entire Suzaku Street in one breath!"
Chu Xing: "..."
It actually has a foundation.
Looking at the two children who were running and sweating profusely, with eyes full of longing for recognition and fear of being abandoned, Chang Suining smiled at them, nodded and said: "Very good."
She called Ache to come over.
"This is A Che. You two are about the same age. From today on, you two will follow A Che and come here to practice martial arts together every morning. The rest of the time, whatever A Che does, you will do.
.”
The two of them agreed in unison and looked at A Che obediently.
Ah Che was suddenly a little nervous - was the girl asking him to bring someone new?
He was very uneasy in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. Facing those two gazes, he tried his best to appear calm and sophisticated: "What are your names?"
The two children shook their heads one after another.
The little beggar who has no father, no mother, and no one wants him has no name. What he does have is just a nickname, not a serious name.
Chang Sui Ning is familiar with the road and understands that this is the time to test her naming ability——
"Your name is Xiaoduan."
"Please call me Xiaowu."
"Okay!" Chang Sui'an, who had just finished practicing a set of sword skills, came over and wiped his sweat and exclaimed: "It's catchy and meaningful at the same time!"
Chang Suining: "..."
The meaning is not very deep, is it?
Chang Sui An looked like "I want to take it and use it", which made the two children even more flattered. They quickly knelt down and thanked Chang Sui Ning.
After that, he followed A Che and left the martial arts arena.
On the way, A'che pretended to be knowledgeable and asked some questions. Seeing that the two answered diligently and well-behavedly, A'che gradually felt at ease.
But he soon discovered that being too diligent and obedient was not always a good thing.
The two of them implemented the girl's sentence "You just do whatever Ah Che does" too accurately, but lacked the most basic sense of boundaries between people -
"I just woke up at night to take a pee...you don't have to do this with me!"
That night, Ah Che's panicked voice came from the room.
…
The next morning, Chang Suining resumed his habit of going to the martial arts field early in the morning.
Just as she got off the donkey's back and handed the bow to Xi'er, she heard a message from Azhi, saying that someone from the palace had come, and she was summoned to the palace by the sage's command.
Chang Sui Ning paused slightly as he wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, but his expression did not change: "Well, I'll go back and change."
She was calm and composed this time, but Xi'er was quite nervous at the moment.
This is the first time the girl has entered the palace!
And it was the saint himself who declared...
Xi'er followed her girl back to the residence. She took a shower and changed clothes first, then combed her hair and got dressed.
"Don't be nervous." Chang Suining noticed the little maid's uneasiness and comforted her: "When you enter the inner palace gate, palace guards will stop you. You don't have to follow me into the palace to face the saint."
As the daughter of an official without any title like her, she cannot bring her own female envoy into the palace.
Xi'er was stunned when she heard this, "That's it."
Immediately, he became more and more worried: "That girl is alone..."
Chang Suining interrupted her: "We're not here to fight."
After saying that, he casually picked up the Nanzhu gold hairpin in front of him and tied it on himself, stood up and said, "Let's go."
The reason why I suddenly want to see her tomorrow is just for climbing the tower the day before yesterday.
But Xie's fault is obvious. No matter how Minghou views her in her heart, it is impossible for her to do anything to her on the surface.
If you have some "interest" in her because she "imitates" Princess Chongyue's style of painting, then there is no need to worry about anything. Soldiers will come to block you and you can adapt accordingly.
Chang Kuo personally escorted his daughter out of the mansion, gave some comforting words in a low voice, and watched his daughter get on the carriage to the palace.
The carriages and horses did not stop all the way.
Chang Suining stepped off the carriage and looked up at the majestic palace city.
In this new life, she was destined to be unable to avoid this palace and the Empress of the Ming Dynasty - or in other words, she chose not to avoid it.
The girl raised her feet and stepped through the palace gate, and the hem of her skirt swept across the vermilion threshold.
After entering the inner palace gate, an inner prisoner was waiting there.
The eunuch led her to the Ganlu Palace. When there was no one on the road, he whispered to her: "Servant Yu Chang asked me to remind Mrs. Chang a few words..."
Chang Sui Ning walked without squinting: "Father-in-law, please speak."
"Ms. Chang, there is no need to be nervous. When you arrive in front of the saint later, you only need to bow politely, speak less, ask less, look less, and just answer."
Chang Suining nodded.
"And..." the eunuch lowered his voice: "The heat is scorching, and the lady will inevitably get hot and dry while walking. You need to calm down, don't quarrel with others, and don't get into trouble with others easily.
Take action... Chang Shi said that Si Gongtai has something important to do today and he can't leave. If you get into a fight with others, he may not be able to get here in time."
Chang Suining: "..."
According to her guess, Azeng's original words may not be so tactful and pleasant.
When she entered the palace, he was heartbroken.
The sun was shining brightly, and she walked slowly along the shadows under the palace wall, until she saw the Manna Palace in front of her.