Chapter 86 The Prince Who Failed to Revolt
Zhang Xiaojia and Princess Yian went to the harem together and saw that the emperor was also with his mother.
Zhang Xiaojia took his mother to the Queen Mother and was determined not to be present.
Concubine Chen pinched her face and said, "You! Didn't I teach you to be prudent and protect yourself? You take everything on yourself, aren't you stupid?"
Zhang Xiaojia took her hand and said, "Mother, I actually want to ask Yi'an to manage the disaster relief work. Disaster relief must be done by someone from the royal family. Second Uncle has only one son, and he is currently compiling a book. This will leave his name for eternity. I will not let him go to disaster relief. Young Uncle has no children, and even the eldest princess says that her children are not worthy of important positions. The eldest princess's daughter Anping is in a more important position, and the third prince is building roads! My prince is not suitable either, and the children of the third and fourth princesses are too young."
Concubine Chen touched her head and whispered, "I'm still here. You and Jingwen can do whatever you want. The emperor sees that Jingwen is his biological brother and you are his biological cousin. In addition, he sees my status and can tolerate it. When I'm not here, you are absolutely not allowed to interfere. Do you understand?"
Zhang Xiaojia gently held Concubine Chen's hand and whispered, "Aunt, you must live a long life and protect me."
Concubine Chen smiled slightly, a trace of kindness flashed in her eyes, and she reached out and touched her head: "Okay, auntie, try to live longer and protect my Jiaer."
Zhang Xiaojia nodded, a relaxed smile on her face: "Aunt, I will come to pick you up in ten days."
Concubine Chen looked at her and knew that Jia Jia was afraid of making her sad, so she deliberately did not mention going to the imperial mausoleum to pray for the late emperor. In fact, her heart had long been numb. Since the moment she poisoned the late emperor with her own hands, her heart had been cold.
She smiled faintly, her tone calm: "Okay, I'll be waiting for you. Don't make the route you arrange too outrageous, otherwise the censor will impeach you again."
Zhang Xiaojia nodded obediently, with a sly look in her eyes: "Don't worry, auntie, I will make all the arrangements."
Leaving the Empress Dowager's palace, Zhang Xiaojia made her way to Kunning Palace. However, as soon as she entered, she noticed that the Empress Dowager was in a strange mood. Wasn't the Empress Dowager going to leave the palace to be with the young emperor? Why did she look so worried today?
When the Queen Mother saw Zhang Xiaojia come in, she forced a smile and waved at her: "Jia'er, go out for a walk. I have something to say to your mother."
Zhang Xiaojia was puzzled, but nodded obediently: "Yes, mother."
Zhang Xiaojia thinks she should leave the palace!
When Eunuch De saw her, he quickly ran over and said, "Little Ancestor, didn't you ask if you could return Wang Xizhi's calligraphy? The Emperor always asks this."
Zhang Xiaojia's face turned pale and he said shamelessly, "Your Majesty, my brother gave me a reward and asked me to go to his private vault to get three paintings. I took them, and now he wants me to return them. I might as well give them to Your Majesty as a gift on his birthday!"
When the guard came to find her, he said the emperor was looking for her.
Zhang Xiaojia saw the emperor sitting upright on a rosewood carved chair, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and the fragrance of tea filled the air.
Zhang Xiaojia immediately collected herself, bowed respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty, good afternoon." Then, she sat on an embroidered cushion beside her.
The emperor put down his teacup, looked at Zhang Xiaojia with deep eyes, and said slowly: "The death anniversary of that bastard late emperor is coming soon. You should take mother with you for ten days. Remember, you should arrive one day before the death anniversary and return after the death anniversary. Don't delay. Don't show off when you are out and about. The censors are very annoying."
Zhang Xiaojia raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Brother, am I such a flamboyant person?"
The emperor smiled slightly, nodded, and said with a hint of teasing: "You are, the rules don't exist in your eyes."
Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Zhang Xiaojia took the opportunity to ask gossipingly, "What's wrong with Queen Mother? Isn't she going to be with the young uncle soon? Why is she unhappy?"
The emperor sighed, a complicated look flashing across his eyes, and he slowly said, "Is it okay to be together? Isn't it good to be the empress dowager? I believe that the greatest happiness for a woman in the imperial palace is to become the empress dowager."
Zhang Xiaojia: "Brother, if one day my dream comes true, can the prince and I put everything aside, and the prince not attend court and travel with me in Kyoto?"
Emperor: "The day after tomorrow, I will not go to pay homage to that bastard late emperor. I want to go to the border to feel the cement road and see the soldiers on the border. Jingwen is the regent."
Zhang Xiaojia: "I'll go with you. Mother will go later. This way, when I come back, I'll be able to accompany her to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage."
Emperor: "Yes."
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