The Queen is not too beautiful, and she has a heroic spirit between her eyebrows. This may be related to the fact that her father was a former general in the North, but in fact, she is more gentle and dignified.
So after she said those words, all Chen Chao's previous worries disappeared at this moment, and he became very calm again. This feeling was like roasting in Xie Nandu's small courtyard.
"Please step aside, I want to have a few words with this child alone."
The empress spoke softly, and the maids on both sides slowly retreated. Eunuch Li, who had come with the Chen Dynasty, left quietly, as if he had never been here before.
They were the only two people left at the entrance of the entire palace.
The world between heaven and earth suddenly became very quiet.
Chen Chao stood in front of the Queen, not knowing what to say, so he just remained silent and looked at the ground, where the Queen's shadow could be seen.
The Queen Mother looked at the young man in front of her who had his head lowered, as if he had made a mistake and dared not look directly at his mother. She smiled softly and said, "Look up, I also want to see what happened to the young man who dared to kill four monks from outside."
How are you doing?"
The Queen's voice was full of encouragement and joking, which made people feel extremely cordial.
After hearing these words, Chen Chao slowly raised his head, but his eyebrows were still lowered and he did not look directly at the Queen in front of him.
The Queen smiled and said, "Look at me."
She didn't have any impatience, but looked at the young man in front of her tenderly, wanting to look into his eyes.
"I don't dare."
Chen Chao did not go to see the Queen, but just said this.
The Empress smiled, shook her head and said, "That's all. If you don't want to, then you don't want to. Why don't you dare?"
After hearing this, Chen Chao just remained silent.
The queen looked to herself and asked, "How are the elders in the family doing? They were thrown out at such a young age and have suffered a lot these days. I'm afraid your mother will be very sad when she knows these things."
Chen Chao naturally knew that the empress in front of him must have read his file. Originally, he wanted to say that his parents had died, but after thinking for a long time, he never said it.
"Thank you for your concern, but I don't feel it's hard. It's my duty to serve the court."
Chen Chao thought for a long time and only said this sentence, very cautiously.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother said softly, "If you want to say it like that, there is nothing wrong with it."
"I heard that you had a quarrel with those students at Nanhu Lake a few days ago?"
The Empress was born in the General's Mansion, but she also studied in an academy.
When asked about these questions, people don't know how to answer them for a moment.
Chen Chao thought for a while and said seriously, "Those students humiliate their family and their status as ministers, so naturally they have to say something."
The Queen must know the ins and outs of those things in Nanhu. Since she knows the ins and outs of this matter, Chen Chao will not worry about anything at all, because no matter how the matter is mentioned, it cannot be his problem, and those who have problems are also
Problems of academy students.
As expected, the Empress smiled and said, "So does my father, and so does my husband. It's certainly wrong for them to say this. You did a good job."
Chen Chao said, "Thank you for your compliment."
The queen said, "You have been living at that girl's place these days. Are the things rumored in the gods true?"
Chen Chao was a little confused, "I wonder what the empress is talking about?"
The queen ignored him and just said, "I like that girl very much. I originally wanted to take her as my daughter-in-law. But if she likes you, I don't want to be a bad person among you young girls."
Chen Chao thought for a moment and said, "Thank you so much, Madam."
After hearing this, the Empress looked at Chen Chao twice before laughing, "You are quite smart and interesting, baby."
She thought for a while and asked again, "The Ten Thousand Willow Conference will be held soon. Are you confident?"
Chen Chao calmly replied, "I will do my best and hope that I will not disgrace the Liang Dynasty."
What he said was quite satisfactory, there was nothing out of the ordinary, and there was no emotion mixed into it.
The Queen was a little displeased and said, "You had a grudge with those people in Tianqing County, and those people wanted to get rid of you. Is it possible that you don't have anger in your heart? This time at the Wanliu Meeting, you have to use all your strength."
That’s it.”
When you say these words, you don't seem so dignified, but rather a bit more arrogant.
Chen Chao smiled bitterly and said, "I can only do my best, I can't guarantee anything."
The queen glanced at the sky, shook her head, and said with some regret, "I want to talk to you more, but you are too reserved. I hope you can be more relaxed when we meet again next time. That's all, tonight.
Just stop here, go ahead."
Having said this, the Empress glanced at Chen Chao and then said apologetically, "I hope you don't blame me."
After saying this, the Queen Mother shouted, "Li Heng, take this child to
Zhengyang Palace."
As the voice fell, Eunuch Li, who had hidden in the darkness before, returned here again, as if he had never left.
Chen Chao was startled, but he still respectfully said, "I'm leaving."
After saying this, he followed Eunuch Li out of the palace and soon disappeared in front of the Queen.
The Empress stood there and did not leave. She kept looking in the direction Chen Chao left. Until a long time later, a figure walked out of the hall and came here.
"What do you think of that kid?"
Emperor Liang asked softly.
The queen said, "He is a good boy."
Emperor Liang frowned and said, "How can you be called a good boy even if you don't speak a few truths?"
The Empress smiled and said, "Do you think it's so easy to survive in the deep mountains? Monsters are easier to deal with than people? If you weren't careful, how could you survive to this day?"
Emperor Liang looked at the empress's face, couldn't help but stretched out his hand to touch her cheek, and said softly, "Since my empress thinks he is a good boy, then I believe he is a good boy."
The Empress smiled and shook her head and said, "Your Majesty is the lord of the world, and the country and the country are in your hands. How can you trust only me, a woman?"
Emperor Liang smiled and said, "If you didn't believe in the Queen back then, I'm afraid I would have died a long time ago. I believed in the Queen back then, why can't I believe it now?"
The Empress suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, over the years, has believed so many things that were outrageous at first, haven't you ever been frightened?"
Emperor Liang thought about it seriously before sighing, "Of course."
"Which time?"
The Queen looked at His Majesty the Emperor expectantly, wondering if it was what she had in mind.
Emperor Daliang said: "Back then, before my father passed away, I went to the temple to offer incense. I saw a little novice with a shaved blue scalp rushing toward me. I couldn't dodge and collided with the little novice. He fell backwards.
After a few steps, he fell to the ground. When he raised his head and looked at me, he said something that scared me so much that I broke out in a cold sweat."
The empress smiled and said, "What the Imperial Master said at that time was that he had offended His Majesty, so he would give His Majesty a white hat to apologize."
Emperor Liang nodded, his eyes overflowing with sadness, as if he remembered the little novice monk who said, "The imperial master has been dead for several years."
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As the time approached, the young people attending the imperial banquet came to Zhengyang Palace one after another. Four people from the academy, Tian Yu
There are two people in the courtyard, the Xie family in the capital, one person each in the Wei family and the Ning family. Counting Chen Chao who guards the envoy's mansion, there are exactly ten people.
But at this moment, there were only nine people in front of Zhengyang Palace.
The second prince is hosting the imperial banquet. The current Emperor of Liang has three sons. The second prince is about the same age as these ten people and has a reputation as a virtuous person. Therefore, he will host the imperial banquet instead of the emperor.
After learning that everyone had arrived, he personally welcomed them out, but after scanning around, he found that there were only nine people, so he asked with some displeasure, "Who else hasn't arrived yet?"
Soon a chamberlain said, "Your Highness, Commander Chen has not arrived yet."
Hearing this title, the second prince quickly remembered what happened in the divine capital before, and hid his unhappy expression. He smiled and asked, "Is this Commander Chen here yet?"
The chamberlain whispered, "Commander Chen was the first to enter the palace, but he was taken away by Eunuch Li."
Hearing these words and thinking about Eunuch Li, the second prince was silent for a while, then looked at the other people and said with a smile, "In that case, please take your seats first."
People walked towards Zhengyang Palace, and when they arrived at the door, they found that some people had already sat down at the banquet. Xia Yuan frowned, and he naturally recognized that the people at the banquet at this moment were the descendants of the sect that had good relations with Daliang Chao.
, are also the young people who came to participate in the Wanliu Club.
It's just that the imperial banquet didn't say that it was going to invite those monks from outside the country. These people just thought that there were only ten people attending the banquet. Now that there were so many people, not only Xia Yuan, but also the others felt a little strange.
The second prince noticed the slight emotion, and said with a smile, "Tonight's royal banquet will be held before the Wanliu Meeting. I, Daliang Chao, will have some emotional contact with you. I have no other intention. Please take your seats."
With the words of the second prince, everyone naturally sat down as they had no intention of refusing.
After sitting down, the only empty seat left happened to be next to Xie Nandu.
Xie Nandu took a look and shook his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
After everyone sat down, a palace maid walked among them, placing delicacies one after another in front of them. For a while, the whole hall was filled with fragrance, and it really felt like a banquet.
Xie Nandu looked at the delicacies in front of him, but thought of someone's roast.
Just when she was in a trance, a voice suddenly sounded from the table.
"Tonight is such an important occasion. Even His Highness the Second Prince is here on time. There are also so many Taoist friends from all over the world here. How dare that person, a small guard envoy, not arrive? After all, he is a country man who does not know etiquette.
It's just a disgrace, but don't you think His Majesty is in your eyes?"
