It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager

Chapter 43 new Year

Soon after Tang Shishi left, Zhao Chengjun also left. The second floor was half empty in an instant, leaving only Zhao Zixun and Lu Yufei sitting in the cubicle.

Lu Yufei moved her fingers, and she winked at the dowry maid. The maid knew everything and led the person to leave quietly.

Lu Yufei hesitated for a long time, thinking about it, and said: “The son of the world.”

“What’s the matter?”

“The concubine went to Yichun Pavilion today because he saw the secret letter. The concubine was afraid that something would happen, so he set up a set, just in case. But the concubine can guarantee that all the actions of the concubine are for the sake of the Jing Palace. , If the son doesn’t believe it, the concubine can swear.”

“I didn’t believe you.” Zhao Zixun looked down and said, “You are the concubine chosen by your father. Of course, everything is fine. I understand all these things. You don’t have to explain them specifically.”

Lu Yufei let out a long sigh of relief. She paused and asked in a low voice: “Second son, my concubine is meant to be careful, but I didn’t expect Miss Tang to come in by pushing the door. Will Miss Tang…”

“She?” Zhao Zixun laughed, sounding very indifferent. “It won’t be her.”

“But that place is so remote, Miss Tang alone found it. If she didn’t see the secret letter, how could she find it?”

“It won’t be her.” Zhao Zixun is still very firm, categorically cutting the railroad. “Although your strategy is secret, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no omissions. The other party will calculate it and it is possible to deliberately stir the muddy water. But no matter who it is, it is fine. It won’t be Master Tang. How can she have that brain?”

Hearing Zhao Zixun’s words, Lu Yufei’s face was inexplicably difficult to look. She smiled stiffly, and said: “The son is right. After all, Miss Tang is the maid of the prince, and the prince always has a charter in his heart. If it is not for Miss Tang, then why didn’t the master of the secret letter come? Or say, She’s here, just got caught by something?”

Zhao Zixun’s face was faint and said, “I don’t know this either. This is a matter in the outer courtyard, and my father will investigate it. Just take care of your own affairs, and don’t interfere with other matters.”

Zhao Zixun’s tone didn’t sound any strange, but the lines were still rusty. Lu Yufei’s heart was heavy, she carefully looked at Zhao Zixun’s face, and said: “What the son said is that the concubine has passed over. The son, I was shocked when I saw Xin found it in Zhou Meiren’s house at first. , For fear of offending the world’s son. I don’t know why no one is here today, but this person is not Zhou Meiren, which is really lucky.”

Zhao Zixun stared at the stage below. At this time, fire broke out on the stage, and the scene suddenly became lively. Lu Yufei was waiting nervously for Zhao Zi’s reply, but was interrupted by the fire, Lu Yufei looked back at the stage, and naturally couldn’t continue the topic just now.

Lu Yufei was very sorry that the fish bitten, but she ran away abruptly. Next time, I don’t know when I will have such a good opportunity.

To make matters worse, Zhao Zixun seemed to be dissatisfied with her. At this time, Lu Yufei didn’t take it seriously, she thought that Zhao Zixun just couldn’t pull it off for a while.

Concubine room only, how much can there be sincere. Zhou Shunhua also suspected that it was a fine work of Jinling, but Lu Yufei did not believe that Zhou Shunhua could continue to be favored.

In the study, Liu Ji brought tea to Zhao Chengjun. Zhao Chengjun pressed his eyebrows and said: “It’s too noisy, I can finally be cleaned up for a while.”

Liu Ji knows that Zhao Chengjun’s sleep has not been very good. He has a headache when he moves and can’t sleep all night long. Zhao Chengjun doesn’t like noise and hates noise, which is also related to this.

Zhao Chengjun had this problem since he was a child. It didn’t show up in the palace before. Once the curfew came to the Forbidden City and the palace gate was locked, he was quiet at first. Secondly, Emperor Sejong and Guo Guifei felt sorry for their son and never let them be in the palace Talking loudly nearby, so although Zhao Chengjun’s insomnia exists, it is not serious. However, since the death of Concubine Guo, Zhao Chengjun has been hit hard, and his thoughts have become serious, and the illness has been out of control.

Zhao Chengjun couldn’t stand the sound of the wind at night, let alone such a noisy banquet. Liu Ji bowed his waist and looked at Zhao Chengjun distressedly: “Prince, since you don’t like it, why don’t you tell the concubine and don’t invite the theater troupe? It is New Year’s Eve, but the prince can’t even eat a stable meal.”

Zhao Chengjun pressed his eyebrows and said slowly: “Nothing, it’s not a big deal. I can’t hear the noise, but they are all young people, different from me. It’s rare to have fun once, let them go.”

Liu Ji sighed and didn’t know what to say. Zhao Chengjun leaned on the table and closed his eyes and rested. Liu Ji waited for a while and asked in a low voice, “Master, what happened tonight…”

Speaking of tonight, Zhao Chengjun smiled. He didn’t open his eyes, and said unhurriedly: “I know what you want to ask, it won’t be her. She is stupid and wants to count people, but she is trapped.”

Liu Ji pursed his lips, making him unable to answer. Liu Ji also feels that the real person behind the scenes today will not be Master Tang, but the problem is that Liu Ji is not asking her.

Zhao Chengjun didn’t know what he was thinking, he said that it was Master Tang. Liu Ji couldn’t correct it, so he could only follow: “What the prince said is that Miss Tang doesn’t look like this kind of person.”

Not like such a clever and alert person.

This is really a very miraculous thing. The three waves of people guessed and guessed, and each had their own considerations. However, no one doubted the only Master Tang who broke the scene, and even the three parties felt that Master Tang was their own. Probably smart people have similar ideas. Things that are too obvious are not true.

For example, Master Tang, clearly set out as a target.

After Liu Jishun Zhao Chengjun finished speaking, he could bring up the topic he really wanted to ask: “Lord, the eyeliner is here to report. Zhou Shunhua went out on the way, and Tang is at the front and back feet.”

“Yeah.” Zhao Chengjun replied. He had expected her a long time ago, but now it is just a corroboration. Zhao Chengjun said, “Keep staring, don’t disturb her, let her go.”

“Yes.” After Liu Ji finished speaking, he paused and asked tentatively, “My lord, should I mention something about the concubine tonight?”

This concubine was too anxious and too overstepped. How long has it been since I entered the door, I rushed to grab Tong Xiu’s rights, and still deliberately compared with Tong Xiu. Since Zhao Chengjun said those things, he would definitely delegate power to her. However, Lu Yufei was still too anxious.

Self-confidence is not a bad thing, but self-confidence but the strength is not up to it, that is her fault.

Zhao Chengjun sighed slightly and said, “I only saw her very few before getting engaged. At that time, I thought this woman was heroic and determined, and she was much better than those docile ladies, so I decided on her. I originally thought, Zhao Zixun Just being self-conscious, and matching him with a gentle and virtuous person will only further encourage his unhealthy winds. It is better to find a strong personality. Unexpectedly, Lu Yufei is indeed strong, but he is not strong enough.”

Liu Ji asked: “Look, Lord…”

“Let’s take a look again. After all, she is young, she teaches slowly, and can always teach. She has a strong heart at any rate, if she is gentle and gentle, it will be really good.”

After hearing this, Liu Ji stayed quiet for a while, and whispered: “Actually, there is a better solution to this matter. If you marry a princess, it will be much easier. If the princess does not agree with your heart, you can teach it yourself. After all, after a generation, there are some things you can’t say, but if there is a princess, it will be different.”

Zhao Chengjun ignored it. If you don’t care, you can continue to say, Liu Ji boldly continued: “The old slave said something arrogant. The chaos in the palace is all because there is no princess. There is a difference between having a mistress and no mistress. There is a princess above. Even if the princess doesn’t care, it can deter the people below. If there is no mistress, Tongxiu can’t control people’s hearts no matter how capable it is.”

Zhao Chengjun had no expression, and he didn’t hear it at all. But Liu Ji discovered something very remarkable. In the past, Liu Ji would be stopped as long as he started the topic. However, this time he finished talking, and Zhao Chengjun just ignored it with a cold face.

The meaning behind this change is extraordinary.

While Zhao Chengjun was recuperating, suddenly there was a loud sound of firecrackers outside. Zhao Chengjun was awakened, and finally the sleepiness that had been brewing was swept away.

Liu Ji watched his words and watched, and immediately said: “The prince calms down, and the old slave will let them stop.”

“No need.” Zhao Chengjun stood up from sitting down and said, “It’s a rare holiday. They don’t have a lot of fun throughout the year. There is no need to scour everyone because of me. Let’s go, go out and have a look.”

Master Tang finished changing his clothes and returned to the main courtyard. It was New Year’s Eve soon, and the little servant brought out bundles of fireworks from the warehouse. The courageous maid took the incense stick and stretched out his arms to light the fireworks. As soon as the fuse was lit, the maid ran back to the sisters’ pile, and a group of people screamed and jumped to watch the fireworks.

The masters are going to be much more expensive. Several beauties each hold the court fan, and refuse to go down and mix with the maidservant. Instead, they hold their guards and stand high in the corridor, pointing to the courtyard. Master Tang came in from the side door and wanted to sneak into the crowd, but Ji Xinxian stood not far away. When she turned around and saw her, she suddenly shouted, “Master Tang! Why are you here and why did you change your clothes?”

When it came, Master Tang said vaguely: “The New Year has a new look. When it comes to the New Year, it is natural to change into new clothes.”

Ji Xinxian didn’t believe this. She walked over and looked around Tang Shishi: “If you are changing into new clothes, why is the cloak still the original? What are you hiding?”

Master Tang shook his heart, and secretly said that he had forgotten. She wore her original clothes to Yichun Pavilion, and changed clothes with the lead dancer there. Her original dress remained in Yichun Pavilion. The weather outside was too cold. When the performance was over, Master Tang would have to put on a cloak. He didn’t want to be found out when the performance was over. Instead, he slipped back to the Jiajia courtyard and asked the maid to quietly go to Yichun Pavilion to pick up her jacket and skirt. As a result, the clothes and skirts inside were changed, but the cloak remained the same.

Master Tang made a mistake in secret, why did Ji Xinxian suddenly have a brain? If he couldn’t say it, he just hid. When Master Tang saw Zhao Chengjun coming in from the front entrance, he immediately threw away Ji Xinxian and greeted Zhao Chengjun with joy: “Lord!”

Zhao Chengjun wanted to show his face, and then he could go back and rest. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Master Tang running towards him expectantly. Zhao Chengjun was startled instinctively, and couldn’t help but stop: “What’s the matter?”

Teacher Tang rushed to Zhao Chengjun, smiling, and said, “Congratulations to the prince, a happy new year.”

With her voice, the sound of cannons blasted, and the new year had arrived. All kinds of fireworks suddenly burst out behind her, colorful and splendid, and her eyes were extremely bright.

Zhao Chengjun was about to speak, suddenly his eyes condensed, and she pulled her to avoid. Master Tang was dragged and staggered, she would stop and find that a gun barrel had fallen from where she had just stood, still billowing smoke.

The Empress Tang stroking her chest in fear, it was too thrilling. In case she didn’t evade, the barrel would fall on her clothes or even her head. Zhao Chengjun looked at the courtyard with a cold face, but at this moment, it was a mess. Everyone was busy watching fireworks and setting off fireworks, and didn’t know who made the mistake.

Seeing that Zhao Chengjun’s face was not good, Master Tang quickly grabbed Zhao Chengjun’s sleeve and didn’t want to be upset during the New Year. Zhao Chengjun bowed his head, Master Tang raised a smile, and said with a smile: “A false alarm, which means that I will be able to turn bad luck in the next year. This is a good omen, thank you, Lord.”

Zhao Chengjun’s expression remained the same. Master Tang could only blink, with an innocent look on his face and said: “You have to please the omen on the first day of the new year. Lord, you can’t be angry. If you are angry, how can I spend the next year.”

Zhao Chengjun couldn’t hold back, glanced at her, and smiled when he raised his head. Master Tang breathed a sigh of relief, and deliberately said in a very exaggerated tone: “Lord, you laughed. This is a happy event. It shows that everything is going well this year, and the smile is always open. The little girl congratulated the prince in advance and wished the prince every year. , There is the present every year.”