Chapter 283

Weiyang Palace, Jiaofang Palace.

Empress Chen Ajiao was sitting in front of the hall, her brows were slightly wrinkled, and her spirit was lazy.Several young court ladies stood far away, holding their breath, and no one dared to disturb her.

The queen has been in a bad mood recently.The emperor, who had been married for many years, finally had a daughter, but she was not born to the queen. This made the queen feel very embarrassed, and the crisis was so heavy that she naturally couldn't get better.

"Where's the magistrate?"

The maids looked at each other, and an older maid came over, leaned down, and said softly: "Probably... go to Shanglin Garden to shoot again. Winter is the time for animal fat..."

Before the words were finished, a female officer hurried in from the door. "Your Highness, Your Majesty is coming, Your Majesty is coming."

"What?" Chen Ajiao was startled, and suddenly stood up. The palace maid who was talking to her was caught off guard, and was hit right on the ground, so that she cried out in pain.Chen Ajiao was furious and scolded: "The county magistrate is here, you don't go to prepare to meet him, but you call your soul here, are you trying to ruin my business?"

The maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed repeatedly.Chen Ajiao ignored her, turned to the female officer and said, "The county magistrate is really here?"

"I..." The female officer was flushed and out of breath, but her face was full of joy. "I saw the emperor left the front hall and came this way."

Chen Ajiao frowned. "Isn't it to go to see the one who promotes excellence?"

"Probably not." The female officer was not too sure. "If you're going to see Mrs. Wei, you should go west. But I see it for real, the emperor is coming this way. Empress, you'd better hurry..."

The female officer raised her hand and scratched her face.Chen Ajiao hurriedly ran to the hall as if waking up from a dream, and shouted as she walked: "Quick, quick, quickly dress me up."

The palace maids immediately formed a heap and hurriedly gathered around, combing Chen Ajiao's hair, washing her face, and changing her clothes in a hurry.After everything was done, Chen Ajiao was charming and charming, but her eyes darkened again.

"Where did the magistrate go?"

The female officer trembled.She already knew something was wrong.The queen's makeup is all done, and the emperor hasn't come yet, so he must have gone somewhere else.And that place is probably Wei Zifu who just gave birth to a daughter.

"Queen, I..."

"Drag it down and send it to Ye Tingzhang to die!" Chen Ajiao was so angry that she tore off the jewelry she had just put on her head and threw it everywhere, even messing up her well-coiled bun.She screamed hysterically and swept everything on the dressing table to the ground.

"This heartless thief, if he wasn't from my family, could he be the emperor? He said nicely that day, if he wanted Gillian to be his wife, he should store it in a golden house. It's so good now, I'm really locked in this golden house... "

"Queen, Your Majesty is coming." A court lady rushed in holding her skirt, and when she saw the queen's appearance, she was dumbfounded, tongue-tied, not knowing what to do.

"Where is he?" Chen Ajiao screamed with red eyes, "Where is he?"

"Your Majesty is... outside the door." The maid stretched out her hand tremblingly, pointing behind her.

The emperor stood outside the door, looking at Chen Ajiao quietly.Chen Ajiao was stunned, her face pale. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

The maids next to her fell to their knees with a plop, their heads on the ground, not even daring to breathe.

Chen Ajiao looked left and right, at a loss.The emperor sighed, walked over, and took Chen Ajiao's hand. "A-Jiao, what are you doing?"

Chen Ajiao was led by him like a puppet, and came to the messy dressing table, and was forced to sit down by him.The emperor glanced at it, found the comb from the ground, gently untied Chen Ajiao's messy bun, and combed it one by one.Touched by him, Chen Ajiao turned around as if waking up from a big dream, holding the wrist of the emperor with both hands, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I..."

"Okay." The emperor smiled. "You're angry because of me, so let me comb it for you. Didn't you always say that I combed my hair the best?"

Chen Ajiao blushed and smiled embarrassedly.She sat down again, lowered her head, and asked the emperor to comb her hair.The emperor took his time and unwrapped her bun very carefully, and while helping her tidy her hair, he talked to her in a soft voice.

"I wanted to come here a long time ago. The princes came to court, and I have to receive them. There are many things, and I am busy until midnight every day. If you want to come, I am afraid that it will disturb your clear dreams. No, I have not spared some time until now. Gillian , you won't blame me, will you?"

"No, no, you are the lord of the world, government affairs are... busy, I... I'm just ashamed, I can't help you."

"You don't blame me, you just helped me." The emperor smiled and scratched Chen Ajiao's nose. "Look at you, the makeup is all over the place. When others feel uncomfortable, they are torturing others. When you are uncomfortable, you are tormenting yourself."

Chen Ajiao smiled shyly, and asked casually: "Who tormented you?"

"Who else could it be, that Uncle Wang." The Son of Heaven smiled wryly and said, "I won't mention him anymore. I've been annoyed by him a lot lately, and I don't want you to be implicated as well."

Chen Ajiao turned around, grabbed the hand of the emperor, held it in front of her chest, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, you and I are husband and wife. Is there anything we can't bear together? What did King Huainan say again? Did he say you were in front of the Empress Dowager?" isn't it?"

The emperor cocked his mouth and sighed, as a tacit consent.

"Just tell me what's going on. If there is any grievance, I will go to the Empress Dowager for explanation."

"Farewell, the Empress Dowager is not in good health, just in case..."

"No." Chen Ajiao said: "You are the master of the world, how can you let a prince bully you. Say it quickly, and I will help you deal with him."

The emperor nodded helplessly and talked about the recent situation.Although the king of Huainan did not come to the court, he kept writing letters, and he also used the celestial phenomena to talk about things. He said that the court's behavior was chaotic, and it appointed inhumane people, which would lead to disaster sooner or later.

When Chen Ajiao heard this, her brows stood erect and she was furious.

On that day, the emperor had a meal in the Jiaofang Hall and stayed overnight in the Jiaofang Hall, which is the best.The next morning, when the emperor woke up, Chen Ajiao had already washed and washed.Hearing the noise, she turned to look at the emperor and smiled.

"Rest well, I'll go see the Empress Dowager and seek justice for you."

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Empress Dowager Dou was leaning on the table, wrapped in a thick brocade quilt, like a large swaddling baby.The wrinkled skin was loosely covering the face, as if it could be peeled off at any time.After listening to Chen Ajiao's words, she remained motionless for a long time before she sighed.

"A-Jiao, Wei Zifu has already given birth to a daughter, should you also hurry up? There are three unfilial acts, and the greatest thing is to have no offspring. You queen...cough cough."

"Auntie, I know." Chen Ajiao twisted her body coquettishly.

"Mother, we have been trying to find a way." Princess Guantao said, "However, it is rare for the county magistrate to go to the Jiaofang Palace now. Even if A-Jiao is in good health, what's the use?"

"He's not going to Jiaofang Palace, where is he going?"

"The queen mother doesn't know?"

"I'm...a blind old lady, what can I know?" The Empress Dowager coughed until she was out of breath.Princess Guantao and Chen Ajiao quickly helped her up and patted her on the back until she breathed evenly.The two looked at each other, both worried.The Empress Dowager's body is getting worse day by day, if she leaves, what will they do?
"Okay, stop talking, stop talking." Princess Guantao gave Chen Ajiao winks one after another.Chen Ajiao refused, and insisted: "The Empress Dowager, the King of Huainan entrusts justice to the outside world, but hides selfishness inside. The Empress Dowager cannot help the evildoers."

"A-Jiao!" Princess Guantao lowered her face and shouted sharply, "How are you talking to Grandma? You don't understand any rules."

The Empress Dowager waved her hand, panting, and asked, "What selfishness does King Huainan have?"

"Don't you know, Marquis Wu'an's wife is from the people, ugly and sickly, Marquis Wu'an has always disliked it. The king of Huainan wanted to marry his daughter Liu Ling to Marquis Wu'an. Liang Xiao's Weiyang Lang who went to the Western Regions..."

Princess Guantao immediately became alert.Prince Liu Qian of Huainan just married Xiu Chengjun's daughter. If he married his daughter to Marquis Tianfu of Wu'an, then his relationship with the Queen Mother would be too close.For their mother and daughter, this is by no means good news, especially when the Empress Dowager is not long in the world.

"Mother, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, but it's a generation behind."

The Empress Dowager raised her sparse eyebrows. "Liang Xiao? This name is very familiar. Recently, someone keeps mentioning it to me. What kind of person is he?"

"Auntie, this Liang Xiao is a brave and resourceful young man. Like General Li, he has a pair of ape arms and can shoot arrows with a hundred shots. Given time, he will definitely be the pillar of our great man..."

"No, no, no." The Empress Dowager interrupted Chen Ajiao, frowning even more tightly. "There's another thing, another thing."

Princess Guantao's eyes flashed. "Mother, do you mean the double-faced brocade?"

The Empress Dowager nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, it is double-faced brocade. Prostitute, do you still remember that Ah Wu also sent several double-faced brocades before."

Princess Guantao looked bewildered, a little unable to keep up with the empress dowager's train of thought. "Is there? I haven't seen it."

"Haha..." The empress dowager's face showed a bit of childish naughtiness, and her spirits improved a bit. "Of course you haven't seen it. Double-faced brocade is very rare. I remember he said that only one person in the world can master the skill of this double-faced brocade. There are only a few pieces a year. Ah Wu only gave me a few pieces, and no one else has any." .”

Princess Guantao thought of Liang Wang Liu Wu, and felt sad for a moment.

However, the Taihuang Taihuang became more and more excited as he talked, his face was strangely rosy. "After that person died, this skill was lost. The last time Liu Ling sent brocades, I vaguely remembered such a thing, but I never remembered who said it. When you mentioned Liang Xiao just now, I suddenly I remembered. Liu Ling said that Liang Xiao sold the skill of this double-faced brocade to her, and this Liang Xiao...could it be from Liang Guo?"

Chen Ajiao said uncertainly: "I heard from the magistrate that Liang Xiao is from Jiangdu."

"Go and ask, you go and ask."

"Here."
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(End of this chapter)

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