Chapter 127: Summoned by the Saint (Rewarded by Ruo Qinghan)
"The painting is indeed a good one, but I can't judge it." Mingluo replied: "But from what Master Chu said, there are some similarities."
She knew clearly whether it was only two points.
But as she said, she shouldn't "judgment rashly".
She did not raise her head to see the Emperor's expression, but only heard the voice ask again: "I heard that the painting is now hung in Dengtai Tower?"
"Exactly."
The Holy Cemetery Emperor seemed to consider it for a moment, but in the end he just said, "That's it."
The tense string in Ming Luo's heart relaxed.
There were both pros and cons to hanging the painting in Dengtai Tower, but at least it made my aunt give up the idea of taking the painting back to the palace to see.
At this time, a palace maid walked into the hall and announced, "Your Majesty, Yu Changshi wants to see you."
The Emperor of the Holy Ceremonies nodded and signaled him to come in.
Ming Luo stepped aside, tacitly acknowledging that the topic concerning Chang Suining was over.
Yu Zeng brought a list and presented it after the ceremony: "...This is the list of officials in the court who have recently advocated the early selection of the Crown Princess. Your Majesty, please take a look."
After the Emperor of the Holy Book looked through it, there was only a look of "as expected" on his face.
Most of the people on this list are officials from aristocratic families. Looking at the list, the leaders are just people with surnames such as Cui, Zheng, and Changsun.
After the Pei incident, those people never really retreated. They first used the position of Minister of Rites to repeatedly confront her, and finally pushed Master Chu out to mediate the matter.
Now, these people have begun to propose that the crown prince should be appointed a crown princess as soon as possible...
Crown Prince Li Zhi is only thirteen years old, so there is no need to be so anxious about the Crown Princess. In the final analysis, they just want to use this to remind her and all parties that now that the Crown Prince has grown up, it is time for her to return power... They are trying to use this as a signal to achieve their goal of gathering and integrating forces.
The Emperor of the Holy Ce closed the list and did not say anything more. He only told Yu Zeng some other matters.
Yu Zeng agreed to all of them.
Ming Luo took the tea that had just been exchanged from the palace maid, came to the imperial desk, and poured a cup of hot tea for the Emperor of the Holy Ce.
The tea soup was poured into the teacup, and as the tea mist rose, the Holy Ce Emperor casually said to Yu Zeng: "Before you came, I was talking to Gu An about the girl from the Chang family."
Yu Zeng had been by her side for many years, and she would occasionally talk to him about topics other than politics.
Ming Luo gently put down the teapot and stood behind the Holy Cemeter Emperor with his eyes lowered.
"Your Majesty, are you talking about the incident at Tai Tower yesterday?" Yu Zeng smiled slightly and said, "I heard about it, too."
"She was able to organize this poetry meeting and handle such an unexpected situation. She does have some skills," said the Emperor of the Holy Ceremonies.
Ming Luo's drooping eyelashes moved slightly.
Yu Zeng: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Children like to be lively. It's just good luck."
The Holy Ceremonial Emperor smiled rarely: "You actually treat her as your own child, and you know how to belittle yourself for her."
Then, he asked, "Speaking of which, since this child was brought back by 'Ah Xiao', do you know his exact origin?"
"According to what His Highness said, he was born into an ordinary poor family. His parents died early, and seeing that he was alone and pitiful, His Highness brought him back to the capital."
The Holy Ceremonial Emperor nodded, then said thoughtfully, "Axiao is kind and has saved many orphans when she went out to fight, but she seems to be the only one who has been saved and settled in this way."
"Yes." Yu Zeng explained, "Most of those orphans were placed in the military camp to learn how to do things, but because Sui Ning was the youngest when she was brought back, and she could only walk for the first time, and because she was a girl, she was left in Xuan Ce's mansion. This girl was born lovable, and she liked to stick to Your Highness every day. Your Highness also liked her very much and named her himself, so I and General Chang took extra care of her."
"After that... His Highness passed away. Before he left, he told us to take good care of her." Yu Zeng paused for a moment before continuing, "General Chang and I remembered His Highness's instructions and got used to keeping this girl by our side over time... After a while, we started to treat her as our own."
The Holy Ce Emperor seemed to have some emotion: "It is her good fortune to meet 'Axiao'."
She said, "Let her come to the palace tomorrow. I want to see her."
Yu Zeng should say “yes”.
A hint of sarcasm flashed across Ming Luo's eyes.
So she was right, the other party was just very lucky.
From the beginning to the end, it was only because he was favored by the late Crown Prince that he easily obtained all this - including the attention of the saint at this moment.
…
As he just went to bed at dawn, Chang Suining took a nap during the day and went to the martial arts arena in the evening.
Xier went to see the two little beggars she brought back last night.
The two of them washed themselves inside and out, combed their hair neatly and tied it on top of their heads, and changed into clean clothes. Although their pale and thin appearance was difficult to change for the time being, they seemed like different people.
Xier nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the ragged old clothes that had been taken off the two men and said, "The girl said that you should not throw away your original clothes, as they may be useful in the future."
The two boys' hearts began to beat fast when they heard this.
Does this mean... that if they don't behave well, they can be thrown out at any time?
Xi'er didn't know the two were worried about gains and losses, so she said, "Come with me."
The two of them hurriedly followed.
Xier took the person to the martial arts arena.
Chu Xing had heard Chang Suining talk about the two of them. He took one look at their frail bodies and said, "Just run two laps today."
The two children were confused - was this a test for them? Afraid that they would be thrown out if they ran too slowly, they ran two laps like the wind and quickly returned to Chu Xing and Chang Suining.
"Girl, we can run very fast!"
"Well! If there's a dog chasing you, you can run even faster!"
"I can run the entire Suzaku Street in one breath!"
Chu Xing: “…”
There is actually a foundation.
Looking at the two children who were running and sweating, their eyes were filled with the desire to be affirmed and the fear of being abandoned, Chang Suining smiled at them and nodded, "Very good."
She called A Che over.
"This is Ah Che, you two are about the same age. From today on, you two will follow Ah Che and come here to practice martial arts together every morning. For the rest of the time, you will just follow whatever Ah Che does."
The two of them responded in unison and looked at Che obediently.
Ah Che suddenly felt a little nervous - was the girl asking him to bring someone new? He was very nervous, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. Facing the two gazes, he tried his best to appear calm and experienced: "What are your names?"
The two children shook their heads one after another.
The little beggar who has no parents and is unwanted by everyone has no name, and if he has one, it is just a nickname, not a real name.
Chang Suining was familiar with the process and knew that this was the time to test her naming ability again.
"Your name is Xiaoduan."
"Your name is Xiao Wu."
"Good!" Chang Sui'an, who had just finished practicing a set of sword techniques, wiped his sweat and exclaimed: "It's catchy and profound!"
Chang Suining: “…”
This doesn’t have a very profound meaning, does it?
Chang Sui'an looked like he was saying "I want to take it and use it all", which made the two children even more flattered. They quickly knelt down to thank Chang Suining.
Then he followed A Che and left the training ground.
On the way, Ache pretended to be experienced and asked some questions. Seeing that the two answered diligently and obediently, Ache gradually calmed down.
But he soon discovered that being too attentive and well-behaved was not always a good thing.
The two of them implemented the girl's words "Just do whatever Ah Che does" too accurately, but lacked the most basic sense of boundaries between people.
"I just got up to pee... You don't have to do this with me!"
That night, Ache's panicked voice came from the room.
…
The next morning, Chang Suining resumed his habit of going to the martial arts arena early in the morning.
Just as she got off the donkey and handed the bow in her hand to Xier, she heard Azhi coming to tell her that someone from the palace had come and summoned her to the palace on the orders of the emperor.
Chang Suining paused for a moment while wiping his sweat with a handkerchief, but his expression did not change: "Well, I'll go back and change clothes."
She was calm and composed, but Xier was quite nervous for a moment.
This is the first time the girl has entered the palace! And the saint summoned her personally...
Xier followed her daughter back to the courtyard, bathed and changed her clothes first, then combed her hair and dressed.
"Don't be nervous." Chang Suining noticed the little maid's uneasiness and comforted her, "Once you enter the inner palace gate, there will be palace servants to stop you. You don't have to follow me into the palace to see the emperor."
As the daughter of an official without any title or status, she was not allowed to bring her own maids into the palace.
Xier was stunned when she heard this. So that's it.
But he became more worried: "That girl is alone..."
Chang Suining interrupted her: "We're not going there to fight."
As he said this, he casually picked up the South Pearl Gold Hairpin in front of him and put it on himself, then stood up and said, "Let's go."
The reason why Ming Hou suddenly wanted to see her was simply because of what happened at Tai Tower the day before.
But Xie's faults were obvious. No matter how the Queen viewed her in her heart, it was impossible for her to do anything to her on the surface.
If someone develops some "interest" in her because she paints in the style of Princess Chongyue, then there is no need to worry about anything. Just deal with it as it comes and adapt to the situation.
Chang Kuo personally escorted his daughter out of the house, whispered some comforting instructions to her, and watched his daughter get on the carriage to the palace.
The carriages and horses did not stop along the way.
Chang Suining stepped down from the carriage and looked up at the majestic and magnificent palace.
This time of rebirth, she was destined to be unable to avoid this palace and the Queen - or rather, she chose not to avoid them.
The girl stepped through the palace gate, the hem of her skirt lightly brushing the vermilion threshold.
After entering the inner palace, there was a eunuch waiting there.
The eunuch led her to the Ganlu Palace. When there was no one on the road, he whispered to her, "Empress Yu asked me to remind Madam Chang a few words..."
Chang Suining walked without looking sideways: "Please speak, sir."
"Madam Chang, don't be nervous. When you are in front of the saint later, just be polite, speak less, ask less, look less, and just answer."
Chang Suining nodded.
"And there is..." The eunuch lowered his voice even more: "The heat is scorching, and you will inevitably feel hot and dry after walking all the way. You need to calm down and not quarrel with others, let alone fight with others easily... The eunuch said that the Palace Secretary has important matters to attend to today and he cannot leave. If you fight with others, he may not be able to get here in time."
Chang Suining: “…”
She guessed that Ah Zeng's original words might not be so tactful and pleasant.
Every time she went to the palace, he was worried sick.
The sun was shining brightly as she walked along the shadow of the palace wall at a fast pace until she saw the Ganlu Palace right in front of her.
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