I ate some snacks and drank a bowl of ginseng soup. The emperor beckoned the two girls to retreat and lay down to sleep. After all this tossing and going, he was really tired and fell into a deep sleep soon. The next morning, he woke up from peeing. He wanted to run to the toilet but was afraid it would be too late. He grabbed the chamber pot again and found that the chamber pot had been cleaned. It seemed that these two women were really attentive. After a "swish", he put down the chamber pot and shouted: "Come here!" Azhu and Xiaoqian had already been guarding the door, holding a gold basin and starting to wash him. He quietly glanced at Xiaoqian, Xiaoqian also noticed that the emperor was secretly looking at her, and her face immediately turned red. The emperor smiled and asked them what they would eat later, trying to cover up the embarrassment. When the two girls were about to answer what they wanted to eat, the eunuch outside the door shouted: "Empress Dowager Li is here!" Empress Dowager Li walked in with Feng Bao following her. Concubine Li smiled and said, "There must be something you like to eat today." "The Ai family also made lotus seed soup by themselves. The emperor can try it later!" Zhu Yijun hurriedly saluted Empress Dowager Li and took her hand with both hands: "The empress made it herself, so I must taste it." After taking a look at Feng Bao behind his mother, his eyes had more meaning than usual. This old boy had a great time yesterday. This afternoon he looked very good and his face was full of energy. You were so happy yesterday, but I was still depressed for a long time and couldn't accomplish anything. But seeing as how loyal you are, I won¡¯t argue with you. When Feng Bao saw the emperor looking at him, he couldn't think of any other meaning in his eyes. He thought it meant hello as usual, so he hurriedly smiled and patted his horse: "The Queen Mother's craftsmanship is excellent, such a blessing. It's not something that ordinary people can enjoy. " After hearing Feng Bao's compliment, Queen Mother Li smiled brightly: "Actually, it's just a casual one. Manager Feng can try it later to see how good the Ai family's craftsmanship is." Feng Bao hurriedly thanked him, and the expression on his face became more and more cheerful. Azhu and Xiaoqian helped the emperor tidy up his clothes, but the emperor was not in a hurry to go out. He sat down at the desk, sent Feng Bao, Azhu and Xiaoqian out of the door, and then solemnly published what he wrote last night. The decree and the four secret memorials were handed over to the queen mother. While Queen Mother Li was reading, Zhu Yijun also told her the secret content of the reply he wrote to Zhu Heng. After reading this, Empress Dowager Li breathed a sigh of relief and praised her son's handling: "My son is becoming more and more decisive and careful. This is very good! The queen supports you!" After receiving the queen's affirmation, the emperor smiled: " Queen Mother, let Feng Bao send her son to you according to this order!" Queen Mother Li patted her son on the shoulder: "Send it! Son! You don't have to discuss important matters with your mother anymore. Don't worry, Queen Mother! ! From now on, the Queen will take charge of the harem for you, that¡¯s all!¡± The emperor smiled even more heartily: ¡°Thank you, Queen, for your trust! My son will be free to do more in the future! The Queen mentioned the harem just now, let¡¯s use it quickly!¡± Let's have breakfast. Don't forget the theme of going to Leng Palace today." Empress Dowager Li stood up with a smile: "Let's go have breakfast!" The two went out, and the emperor handed over two orders to Feng Bao. Tell him to go and come back quickly. Azhu and Xiaoqian led the emperor and Queen Mother Li out of the house and went straight to the dining hall. The mother and son sat down and chatted for a while. Feng Bao had already finished distributing the decree and rushed over. The emperor also gave Feng Bao a seat. Feng Bao was humble for a long time and sat down with his butt tilted to the side. The eunuchs brought the breakfast, and the royal chefs were waiting nearby. The emperor glanced at Wang Yimao, the first royal cook, and said hello to him. When Wang Yimao saw the emperor looking at him, his face turned slightly red. He leaned forward to show respect to the emperor, and then pointed his hand generously, "Your Majesty, this is the Tremella Lotus Seed Soup specially made for you by the Queen Mother." The eunuch behind him brought it up and warmed it up. Tremella and lotus seed soup, the emperor gently scooped up a spoonful of it with a small spoon, put it to his mouth and blew it, and then drank the whole spoonful. It¡¯s really delicious. I put some sugar in it and it tastes just right. It feels very sweet. "It's delicious, it's so sweet! Mother, this craftsmanship is really not for nothing, and it's not flattering by my son, it's really delicious!" Hearing what her son said, Queen Mother Li smiled brightly. The emperor took another bite and paused: "Smooth but not greasy, moist but not bland, it's really excellent!" After finishing one bowl, the emperor ordered another bowl, which made Empress Dowager Li very happy and in a good mood. The whole side hall was filled with excitement. There is an extremely cheerful atmosphere! After breakfast, the emperor said to Queen Mother Li: "Mother, let's go to the cold palace to see those two people?" Queen Mother Li stood up and said, "Okay, let's go."Bao led the way, and soon they arrived at Qianxi in the west of the Imperial Garden, where Concubine Zhang Guifei and Zhu Cunxiao were under house arrest. Qianxi is actually a small courtyard house. The walls of the courtyard look very dilapidated. There are many old crows on the roof screaming "Wow". When they see someone coming, they fly away in panic, but they all come back after a while. , still stopping on various rooftops and shouting "wow". Feng Bao used the key to open the particularly eye-catching big lock on the courtyard door. He pushed the door open, and the door creaked open. The courtyard was full of fallen leaves. A gust of wind blew by, picking up the fallen leaves and beating them on the ground. Xuan'er, a scene of depression and chilling. Hearing the sound of the door being unlocked, a small black door inside creaked open. He probably thought that food was coming, and Concubine Zhang Guifei and Zhu Cunxiao walked out of it! There are two people here, they are clearly two ghosts! I saw that both of them had their hair disheveled and their faces were extremely thin and haggard. Especially Concubine Zhang, who had long lost her original beauty. She could only be identified by her two big eyes. The face with two big sunken eyes and high cheekbones is no different from a skeleton! Feng Bao shouted loudly: "The Emperor and the Queen Mother have arrived. The guilty concubine Zhang and the guilty minister Zhu Cunxiao, please hurry up and pick them up!" The two of them had to eat one meal in this cold palace, and it was hard to see the sun all day long, so they had to send The door would only be opened when food came, so the two thought it was food delivery. They opened the small black door and walked out, preparing to grab food. Who would have thought that it would be the emperor and the queen mother. The two of them hurriedly knelt down and said, "The guilty concubine and the guilty ministers will see the emperor and the empress dowager!" Zhu Yijun didn't speak, nor did he let the two of them get up. He quietly turned his face. Glancing at Queen Mother Li, I saw an elusive smile on her mother's face. Seeing the original glamorous Concubine Zhang turned into this, Empress Dowager Li was extremely happy. This is the final fate of you vixen. It seems that I was right not to kill you and your son quickly. Let you two come to this place and experience the pain, so that you can truly relieve the anger in my heart! Concubine Zhang Guifei and Zhu Cunxiao just knelt like this, lowering their heads in silence. Their slender necks supported their two thin heads, which made people unable to bear to look at them any longer. Empress Dowager Li remained silent and looked at them for a long time before sitting down on the small chair handed over by Feng Bao. Then she stared at Concubine Zhang and said: "How are you doing?" ?" Concubine Zhang was kneeling with her head down. When she heard the question from Empress Dowager Li, she slowly raised her head, with a look of sadness and anger on her face, and couldn't help but cry: "How am I doing now? Look, you ask me how I am doing? I don¡¯t have enough to eat or wear warm clothes every day, and I have to do the hard work of cleaning toilets and washing clothes. I hope that you will finally let us go, but you don¡¯t. Isn't this what you most want to see?" The emperor also sat down on the small chair handed over by Feng Bao. He glanced at Queen Mother Li again. He originally thought that Concubine Zhang's words would definitely anger his mother. Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother didn't seem to be angry at all. She listened quietly to Concubine Zhang and still kept the smile on her face: "Your temper still hasn't changed. If it were anyone else, you would have kowtowed and admitted your guilt. But after all, Come back, I really appreciate your temper. If you beg for mercy today, the Ai family may not necessarily forgive you, but if you still have such courage today, the Ai family will really consider letting you go. " Zhu Yijun couldn't help but admire his mother! Later, when I looked at Concubine Zhang, she did not immediately kowtow to thank her. Instead, she continued to look sad and angry on her face: "Whether you let me go or not, I accept it. We are called sisters." , In fact, we fought openly and secretly for several years, and you won in the end, so I will accept your fate no matter what you do to me. But this child, Zhu Cunxiao, is also the flesh and blood of the late emperor. He and your biological son are also one-half of the current emperor. They are blood relatives. It doesn¡¯t matter what you do to me, but you can¡¯t treat him like this. If the late emperor is still alive, he will definitely have trouble sleeping!¡± When Concubine Zhang said these words, her lips kept turning. He was shaking and speaking with almost all his strength. At the end of the sentence, blood started to flow from the corner of his mouth. It looked like he was really filled with grief and anger. Queen Mother Li was obviously moved by Concubine Zhang's love for her son and her calf. Yes, people are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless. No matter what, her love for her son is true. Queen Mother Li paused for a moment, with a lot of sighs in her heart, and then said what Zhang Guifei said: "Yes, you and I have been fighting for several years. At that time, no one would have thought that there would be a situation like today. If you win, maybe The people here today will be the Aijia and Huang'er. What do you think we lost in the end after fighting like this?" Concubine Zhang clearly felt Empress Dowager Li's sigh and sensed hope.He leaned on the ground and kept knocking his head on the ground like a chicken pecking at rice: "If I knew that today's situation was like this and I could go back seven or eight years ago, I would never choose to fight with you again. I would plead with the late Emperor, Let us, mother and son, be sent away as early as possible, and choose to be princes who have nothing to do with the world, and live a down-to-earth and free life. Therefore, I ask the emperor and the queen mother to be kind and let us go. We are willing to be demoted to common people. , I just want to go out and earn my own living and live a stable life as a free man.¡±