Although she was the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Zhang was only in her early thirties after all. In front of Zhu Houzhao, she was a mother who said that her son was not very close to her. Now she is finally close, but she is often twisted every few days. This time, her son rarely admits her mistake sincerely, and Empress Dowager Zhang can no longer put on her cold face.
She reached out to pull Zhu Houzhao up. She held the person and watched for a while, and finally remembered Wang Yue's report. However, she really didn't want to destroy the harmony of this rare mother and son. She glared at Xu Xun, who was kneeling down, and shouted: "Xu Xun, the late emperor and the emperor trust you very much, but today you dare to lure the emperor to such shameful places!"
He tempted the little emperor? The conscience of heaven and earth is clearly what the emperor forced him to do!
"The Empress Dowager, it is because the emperor was ruined by rumors, and I have no choice but to slander him." Although Xu Xun was slandering himself, he had to ask for punishment first, but his words were vague. Before Empress Dowager Zhang could question him, he quickly explained, "It's just that the emperor is purely filial in nature. Even if he hates those who spread rumors, he will definitely not do anything during the national mourning period. Going to that kind of place with me is just a false story. In fact, he just sat there and talked with people... And today, thanks to the emperor's wise eyes, he found a case in the Qinglian Pavilion."
Zhu Houzhao wanted to plead for Xu Xun just now, but when Xu Xun said that he was ignorant of the case, he suddenly widened his eyes. When he found that Empress Dowager Zhang was looking at him in surprise, he coughed and said unnaturally: "I didn't expect that there was such a coincidence. I wanted to talk about family matters with that woman, but my son occasionally said that his surname was Zhu............
"The emperor said that his surname was Zhu, and he accidentally revealed the dragon-patterned jade pendant on his body. The woman thought he was a noble man and knelt down and revealed his injustice." Xu Xun was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would be in a mess after he was admitted wrong, so he immediately took it. Seeing that the little emperor suddenly realized and shut up, he would go to the Beizhenfusi with Zhu Houzhao to ask about the whole story of the injustice in Qiulin's family. Then he said solemnly, "It must be that the late emperor has the spirit in heaven that knows the emperor's filial piety, so even in that kind of pickled place, he can teach the emperor to clearly observe loyalty and treacherous and distinguish good and evil."
When others praised her husband and son in front of her, Empress Dowager Zhang was naturally happy, and her already calm expression became even more peaceful. However, she was not a person who was blindly trusting. After thinking about it, she ordered another official to go to the Beizhen Fushi Office with an elderly female official. Then she immediately gave Zhu Hou Zhao'er a big warning, and finally ordered Xu Xun to get up. Seeing that he stood up with his knees and grinned, she didn't know what was going on, she immediately ordered: "Come on, bring a Jindun for Xu Xun."
This treatment was only enjoyed by the Marquis of Shouning Jianchang. Even the princes of each family could only stand honestly before Ci Jia. So, several eunuchs and female officials looked at each other and knew that Jia Shichun's mouth was in vain. When a eunuch brought Jindun to ask Xu Xun to sit down, Empress Dowager Zhang sent them all out, leaving only Xu Xun and Zhu Hou photos, and then he lowered his face and scolded him like a terrified iron.
"Xu Xun, the late emperor has always had a deep hope for you. After the emperor ascended the throne, he even asked you to take on the heavy responsibility of going to Xuanfu to fight the Tartars. You have made great contributions by yourself, but the more you are like this, the more you should be careful. The emperor is young, but you have to be sensible. Do you know what bad things are said outside? You are obviously talented and accumulating merits and promotions. If others say you are relying on it... depend on it... depend on it...
Empress Dowager Zhang had only heard of those pickling activities before, but now he really wanted to say it but found that he could not find the words. Two red clouds flew over his cheeks. At this time, Xu Xun left his seat and bowed, "I remember the empress dowager's admonition. However, the empress dowager's understanding is that I have some in the palace. But if I say I am with the emperor, it is far less than in the West Garden. Why didn't there be such rumors at that time? It's not that I didn't have any more or less, but that's not that I'm too extreme and suspicious, but that I'm going to take the blame for the soldiers and ask for merits, and it's easier to make such rumors of catching wind and shadows!"
Seeing Xu Xun's righteous indignation, Empress Dowager Zhang hesitated. At the first time, she saw that this young man who was a little thin and childish, who had seen this fashionable young man who had been tempered and now after all kinds of hardships, not only had he grown a lot higher, but his physique also looked strong. She didn't seem to be someone who would do the kind of person who was not silenced. She couldn't help but bit her lip gently and didn't say anything for a while. At this time, Zhu Houzhao, who was beside him, gritted her teeth and said, "Mother, who was the one who came to talk nonsense? Tell me, I have to let him know that he is powerful!"...
"Forget it, since you all say it's a rumor, they're just reminders, so don't be upset."
Although Empress Dowager Zhang also planned to call Li Rong and the other two to beat him up, but thinking about Zhu Houzhao's excessive reaction, she naturally would not show off her slightest words now, and immediately lowered her face and said, "It's Houzhao you, you will be more careful in doing things in the future. If something happens like this today, even if you are the emperor, I will have to go to Fengxian Temple to worship your father and then teach you a lesson!"
Speaking of this, she paused slightly, then looked at Xu Xun again and said, "Your words are now in the election. I heard that you have never decided to get married yet? If you have a wife at home, you will have children at that time, so there will be no such messy words! You are still young, and now the emperor is about to use you very much. You are the one who has a bad reputation and suffers from it!"
Empress Dowager Zhang went around and finally turned the topic to the point. She sat back on Jindun and sat upright, who had been waiting for this group of people, and immediately stood up. This time, she lifted her robe and knelt down again, and said solemnly: "What the Empress Dowager said is very true. However, I had made a marriage agreement back then, but unfortunately the villain planned to make her a mistake, which made her unable to jump into the Qinhuai River to commit suicide..."
Zhu Houzhao didn't want Xu Xun to hit the snake and followed the stick. He lifted this one out of the way out. His eyes blinked and his butt twisted straight, and he couldn't mention the annoyance in his heart. However, he stared at Xu Xun fiercely, and listened to him again.
He mentioned the old story back then, and was very eloquent. He had heard the story he had heard once again, but he still felt a thrilling tragedy, and he couldn't help but feel shaking. Sure enough, this was the first time Empress Dowager Zhang heard about this, and told Xu Xun