Chapter 352 (Additional Words) The Little Scholar in Male Disguise and the Amazing Emperor 9

Shen's eyes turned red, and her rough and worn fingertips carefully stroked the beautiful clothes.

It can be seen that she likes these things very much.

After Cha Jiu's kind words of persuasion, Shen finally agreed to accept the things and then returned to her room to take care of He Yanyang.

At this moment, someone suddenly came into the palace.

Cha Jiu was a little surprised, but still went out to greet him.

It was Xiao Shunzi wearing casual clothes.

"Excuse me, Master He." Xiao Shunzi bowed and asked someone to present the clothes on the tray. He said, "Your Majesty plans to go on a private tour in disguise the day after tomorrow, and he wants Master He to accompany him, so he ordered me to bring the private tour clothes to you, Master."

"Thank you, uncle." Cha Jiu took the clothes but felt puzzled.

She lives outside the palace and was an ordinary citizen not long ago. Doesn't she have enough clothes for private patrols?

Yelu Zongzheng even sent someone to deliver it.

After delivering the clothes, Xiao Shunzi looked towards the yard calmly, saw the bedroom with the candlelight extinguished, and saw the scarlet official uniform that Cha Jiu had not yet changed out of.

Then he pretended to be casual and said, "Mrs. He has gone to bed, and Lord He should not work too late. Pregnant women sleep lightly and have irritable tempers. If they are disturbed later, they will probably get very angry."

Cha Jiu didn't sleep in the same room with Shen Shi to begin with, so he smiled and said perfunctorily, "That's right, my wife and I sleep in separate rooms now so as not to disturb each other."

Xiao Shunzi got a satisfactory answer and left.

When he returned to Yangxin Palace to report, Yelu Zongzhen was still reviewing memorials by light, his brows furrowed, and an aura of coldness and loneliness surrounded him.

"The clothes have been delivered." The emperor did not raise his brows and continued writing diligently.

Xiao Shunzi said respectfully, "I have delivered it. Fortunately, Master He has not yet rested, so it is not a disturbance."

Yelu Zongzheng paused: "It's so late at night, he hasn't slept yet"

Xiao Shunzi: "Lord He is just like Your Majesty, he is concerned about official business and works all night. In order not to disturb Madam He, Lord He even sleeps in a separate room from Madam He."

Having said that, he quietly raised his eyes and looked towards the king in the palace.

Sure enough, in the flickering candlelight and the light and shadow, Yelu Zongzhen's stern brows seemed to soften for a moment.

"Is that so?" His voice was light, but when he lowered his head and continued to write, the corners of his lips inexplicably rose.

Xiao Shunzi retreated obediently.

In the second half of the night, there was no more sound of people disliking tea or changing ice in the hall.

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On the day when he left the palace incognito, Yelu Zongzhen originally wanted to go out on horseback.

However, Cha Jiu said shyly: "Your Majesty, I don't know how to ride a horse."

Yelu Zongzheng was surprised: "Oh, the six arts of a gentleman include archery and defense. Yan Yang is extremely talented in other aspects, but he has never learned to ride a horse."

Cha Jiu said honestly, "My parents died when I was young, and my family suffered a great change. We were poor and destitute, and even food and clothing became a problem. I didn't have any spare money to buy a horse and learn archery."

Hearing this, Yelu Zongzheng's heart ached slightly.

His big hand fell on her small and thin shoulders, and he comforted her heroically, "It's just horse riding and archery, it's very simple. The autumn hunt will be coming soon, I will pick a good horse for you, and I will teach you how to ride and shoot myself, I guarantee you will have a great harvest in the hunting grounds."

Cha Jiu's eyes lit up and he smiled brightly: "Then I would like to thank Your Majesty first!"

Yelu Zongzheng corrected her: "Since you have already left the palace, don't call me Your Majesty anymore."

Cha Jiu thought for a moment and said tentatively: "Yeah...Brother Ye"

Yelu Zongzheng smiled and patted her head, his gesture showing an intimacy that neither of them noticed. "Very good."

Xiao Shunzi, who was accompanying him, looked down at his toes and said to himself: This is all normal, all this is normal.

If there is anything abnormal, it must be that Xiao Shunzi is abnormal and his thoughts are not correct.

Just like that, Cha Jiu and Yelu Zong Zheng set off for Xiyuan Yaji in a low-key carriage.

On the other hand, Lin Qinglan, the daughter of Grand Tutor Lin, also arrived at Xiyuan Yaji early and waited nervously with her head cocked.

Lin Qinglan was born into a top scholarly family. She grew up under the influence of the Grand Tutor and many famous writers and scholars. Naturally, she is more knowledgeable and talented than ordinary women.

In addition, she was loved and cared for by her parents and brothers at home, and she was also known as a talented woman in the capital. She had a very high opinion of herself and looked down on the ordinary children of aristocratic families when it came to marriage.

Therefore, if Lin Qinglan wanted to marry, she would marry the most noble person in Yuan State;

If she wanted to be the queen, she would be the head of the imperial concubines, stand shoulder to shoulder with the emperor, and display her talents and ambitions.

After all, in her opinion, only men can enter the court and participate in politics. This is an iron rule that has never changed. Women can never escape the shackles of the times. If she doesn't become an empress, her talent will be wasted. How is she different from those superficial women who only know how to embroider at home and take care of their husbands and children?

Therefore, when Lin Qinglan learned from his father that Yelu Zongzhen would visit the gathering in disguise today, he made all preparations, just waiting to attract the emperor's attention.

The low-key carriage drove into the bamboo forest of the West Garden and stopped on the side.

First, a tall, majestic, and handsome man with deep features got off the carriage.

Lin Qinglan recognized who this person was, and her eyes lit up slightly.

But then, this elegant man retracted the sharpness in his brows, turned around with a gentle expression, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and waited for the person inside to come out.

Lin Qinglan's heart tightened.

Could it be that the person in this carriage is the current emperor's beloved?

But soon, a slender young man in a bamboo-green silk brocade robe came out from behind the curtain, smiled shyly, and got off the carriage by holding the wrist of the elegant man.

Lin Qinglan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it was a man.

Cha Jiu got off the carriage, looked around, and said with emotion: "The clear shadows of the bamboo forest and the flowing wine in the winding water are indeed a gathering of literati. This is the first time I have seen such a gathering."

Yelu Zongzheng asked: "You have never been here before"

Cha Jiu shook his head: "There is also contempt among scholars. I am not even from a poor family. I am just a poor man who studies. These scholars from noble families will naturally not invite me to their gatherings."

It's sad to say this, but it's the reality.

Shijia people only play with Shijia people.

They tasted tea worth thousands of gold coins and admired rare ancient paintings. Their conversations were also mixed with family business and friendships between fathers, which were not topics that children from poor families could participate in.

Therefore, such a gathering would be boring if people other than those from aristocratic families came.

However, in order to attract Yelu Zongzhen's attention, Lin Qinglan changed the topic of the gathering to the hot topic that had been debated in the court some time ago - the Salt and Iron Strategy, and invited many talented people from humble backgrounds and ordinary people.

These people will serve as strong evidence for the views she will present later.

There was no empty seat in the bamboo forest.

Yelu Zongzheng directly took Cha Jiu's hand and walked to the front row of seats.

The young man from aristocratic family who was sitting at the table couldn't help but shudder when his sharp gaze swept over him, and he quickly stood up to give up his seat.

Yelu Zongzheng pulled Cha Jiu to sit down without any hesitation, his expression indifferent, as if all the things in the world originally belonged to him and he could use them at will, without any need to thank him.

Such a domineering aura was hard to ignore. Everyone at the table secretly looked at him and talked about him.

"Who is this person? He looks elegant and noble."

"He must be a young man from an aristocratic family who is in love with Miss Qing Lan. Who at the banquet today didn't come here for this talented and beautiful lady in the capital?"

Lin Qinglan smiled and stood up slowly with the most perfect posture.

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PS: Sister Qinglan, please take a seat, Yeye’s chair will not turn around for you.

Thank you for your rewards, Yunli who wants to get rich, Wanyue Nianxing, Yang family who loves to eat fried lamb, and other babies. I bow to express my gratitude~