Empress Nangong Meng, surrounded by a group of eunuchs and maids, walked to the imperial study room in an elegant and dignified manner, and first bowed to the emperor.
The ladies and eunuchs behind him also knelt down directly after their master.
"Queen, get up, it's freezing outside. Why did you come out?"
After the Queen got up, she looked worriedly at a group of eunuchs who were fixing windows: "Your Majesty, who made you angry? They want to demolish the royal study. If Your Majesty doesn't punish me, I will do it for you."
yes."
It can be said that Nangong Meng has quite protected Li Zheng's face. Sometimes, in order to maintain the reputation of a benevolent gentleman, Li Zheng is not suitable to come forward in some matters. On the contrary, Nangong Meng, the master of the harem, is more suitable.
The two of them can support each other to this extent only because of Nangong Meng. Although she is the mother of a country, she knows that her position is controlled by the emperor, and she must take the emperor as the priority in everything to ensure that her position is stable.
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In the harem, no matter how kind-hearted a woman is, she will become scheming. In a huge palace, there are thousands of women, but there is only one man. Sometimes you can't help but fight.
"The Queen is overly worried. This is Liu Aiqing who has come to bring warmth to me. Although some things have been removed now, they will be added later. Queen, don't worry."
Nangong Meng had a puzzled look on her face: "Your Majesty, I am a little confused. Even though I am a gift-giver, I know what the warmth is."
Li Zheng put on airs. Although he didn't know what sending warmth meant, he couldn't embarrass himself in front of his woman. The emperor controlled the world and had to know everything.
"Uh-huh." Li Zheng recalled Liu Mingzhi's previous words: "Queen, you are the mother of a country. You must know more about some things. Otherwise, how can you be a mother who respects the world, and how can you control the concubines in the harem for me?
Concubine, this gift of warmth is to warm up my royal study."
Nangong Meng pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes slightly, feeling weird in her heart that she wanted to laugh. To give warmth is to warm up the imperial study, isn't it just to give a charcoal basin?
However, Nangong Meng and Li Zheng have been sleeping together for many years and know how to maintain His Majesty's self-esteem: "I am different from Your Majesty. I only need to control a harem to share His Majesty's worries, but His Majesty wants to control the entire world. I don't understand.
All you need to do is ask your majesty, who wants me to have a good majesty?"
Li Zheng couldn't help but burst out laughing after hearing this. His self-esteem could be said to have been well taken care of by Nangong Meng.
"Wait a moment with me. As for what kind of medicine Liu Aiqing sells in his gourd, we will know soon."
"My concubine obeys the decree." Although she was only wearing a piece of clothing that was not too thick when she came out, Nangong Meng still gritted her teeth and insisted on standing under the steps with the emperor and watching the eunuchs who were busy coming and going.
"My concubine Lan Fei pays homage to Your Majesty."
"My concubine, please pay homage to Your Majesty."
"My concubine, Concubine Yu, pays homage to Your Majesty."
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In a short time, more than a dozen concubines arrived one after another. They all came in a hurry after hearing the news that the emperor was going to demolish the imperial study room.
"My beloved concubines, please be free."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"His Majesty"
"His Majesty"
The chirping voice made Li Zheng frown slightly. Fortunately, the matter of ten million taels of silver made him not so irritable. He replied softly a few times and then lowered his voice: "Come and watch with me. If
If you can't stand the cold weather, you can go back to the palace first."
A group of concubines were dressed in different styles, some even only wearing thin spring clothes. They were shivering in the cold weather, but they still held on and did not leave.
There is no woman who can stand here who is not a human being. She knows that the emperor will never demolish his imperial study room for no reason. There must be another reason. If he leaves, he will know the reason later than others.
In this case, they will be at a disadvantage when competing with other concubines for favor, which is not what they want to see.
"There are indeed no secrets in the palace." Although Li Zheng's voice was soft, it was clearly heard by the queen standing in the same row.
Subconsciously she glanced at the emperor beside her, and when she saw the look he glanced at her, the queen immediately understood that this was what the emperor meant to tell her.
"I am guilty, I will definitely deal with it."
"You are the master of the harem. Don't be afraid of offending others. Even if you don't offend them, they will not remember your kindness. In this case, you must have the dignity of the master of the harem."
"I, my concubine, obey your decree."
"Banzai, the common people have already built a fire. Wanzai, do you want to get warm first?"
An Gou'er held a poker in his hand and looked at Li Zheng tremblingly. To be fair, he didn't want to get close to His Majesty the Emperor, but his eldest brother had said before that if a fire was raised, His Majesty must be invited over to keep him warm. He might not see the Emperor being so smart.
If you have discernment, you will be rewarded with something.
Although he was afraid of the emperor's majesty, An Gouer unswervingly carried out his elder brother's words. He knew that his elder brother would never harm him.
Sure enough, the emperor looked at the frightened An Gouer in front of him with a satisfied expression: "What a discerning young man, what is your name?"
"The grass and the people live in peace and tranquility on the rivers."
"Anjianghe, Anjianghe, stabilizes the world's rivers, lakes and seas. What a good name. It seems that your parents have great expectations for you. I hope you will not disappoint their expectations of you and do some great work in the future to repay them."
The grace of upbringing.”
An Gou'er scratched his neck in panic: "Reply to Your Majesty, the common people have no father or mother, so they can't repay you."
An Gou'er didn't want to mention her sadness, but her eldest brother said, if His Majesty doesn't mention it, that's fine. If he asked about his parents, he would say that his father died in Yingzhou City to guard the border, and his mother became ill because of missing his father.
He has passed away, leaving only my grandfather and sister alone and weak and struggling to survive. My grandfather also returned to the west not long ago.
I don’t know why my eldest brother asked me to mention my sad things again, but An Gouer obeyed obediently.
Li Zheng glanced at An Gou'er up and down: "I see you are only fourteen or fifteen years old, how come you are an orphan now?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the father of the common people"
Li Zheng showed a hint of melancholy after listening to An Gou'er's words, and looked at An Gou'er with relief: "I didn't expect that after you are still a hero, your father is a good person. He defended the territory of Dalong from barbarians.
, you should be proud of him."
"Yes, the grass people have never complained about anything. Grandpa said that my father is a passionate man of the dragon. It is the responsibility of every dragon man to defend the territory and open up the territory. If called, the grass people are willing to immediately wear armor and go into battle to inherit my father's will and guard the country.
The realm of dragons.”
"Okay, the tiger father has no dog son. I admire you as a man who cares about his family and country. I want to arrange a position for you among the six guards. Are you willing to go?"
"The common people don't want to!" An Gouer said firmly.
Li Zheng frowned slightly: "An Jianghe, these Six Guards have been inherited from Long Liuwei by Grand Ancestor. It is a place that many people can't even dream of entering. You actually rejected me. Can you tell me why?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Majesty placed the common people in the Six Guards because of my father's legacy. After all, it is difficult to achieve great things through the legacy of my predecessors. The common people hope that one day they can enter the Six Guards in a dignified manner and help Your Majesty stabilize the rivers.
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"Okay, I have underestimated your ambition. I look forward to you entering Liuwei in an upright manner and opening up territory for the dragon."
"yes."
"Take me to see the fire you made."
"Your Majesty, please."
An Gouer looked at the emperor and the concubines gathered around the fire and scratched his head: "Brother is really amazing. He can guess what His Majesty wants to say. What is this about trying to catch? Trying to catch a bear?" ntent