Looking at Yang Shiqi's leaving figure, a smile appeared on the emperor's face. This time the emperor wanted to test Yang Shiqi. Judging from Yang Shiqi's performance, it was obvious that he was in line with the emperor's requirements.

At this time, only the Queen Mother Zhang and the Emperor were left in the South Study Room.

When the emperor was talking to Yang Shiqi, Empress Dowager Zhang remained silent, which made the emperor feel very strange. So the emperor asked Empress Dowager Zhang: "Why did the queen mother remain silent?"

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Yang has nothing to do with that rebellious man." It turned out that Empress Dowager Zhang did not speak, she was just observing Yang Shiqi's actions. When her son is threatened, it is instinct for a mother to stand up and protect her son.

The emperor nodded and said, "Then what do you think this Xiang Tianyu should do?"

Empress Dowager Zhang stood up, took the memorial and read it, saying: "Originally, I thought she had only two ways to go, one was to die, and the other was to live in Fusiguan, Beizhen for the rest of her life. Now she has another way."

The emperor was very smart, and of course he knew what the third path his mother pointed to was. He smiled and said: "I know what the queen means, but everything will have to wait until they get rid of the Evil Dragon Gang."

Queen Mother Zhang nodded, thinking that the emperor was right.

The sound of "chirp" sounded, and the emperor and Queen Mother Zhang glanced at the box on the table at the same time.

The emperor said: "Okay, Queen Mother, it's already late. You can go back and rest!"

Knowing her son as her mother, Queen Mother Zhang naturally knew why the emperor wanted to send her away. She said: "Emperor, don't play too late, don't forget, you have to get up early to go to court tomorrow!"

"I know, okay, Queen Mother, go and have a rest!" The emperor helped the Queen Mother Zhang out of the south study room. The Emperor bowed to the Queen Mother Zhang and said, "Queen Mother, I wish you well! Good morning.

Let’s go back and rest!”

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded and said: "I will go back to rest now, and you should also rest early." After saying this, Empress Dowager Zhang left the South Study and walked to Cining Palace where she lived.

When the emperor saw Empress Dowager Zhang leaving, he turned around and entered the South Study. But no one expected that Empress Dowager Zhang walked a few steps to Cining Palace and then turned back. However, Empress Dowager Zhang just stood at the door of the South Study and said

Didn't go in.

In the south study room, the emperor smiled and geared up, "Baby, I know from your winning streak that you definitely want to have a fight. Don't worry, I will let you have a fight right now!" After that, the emperor put the box away.

Put it in front of the table and open the box. It turns out that there are two big black crickets inside.

"Go up, Invincible General; Go up, Steel Marshal..." The emperor used the cricket probe on his hand to tease the two crickets and began to fight, "Okay, the fight has started, the fight has started, I want to see what happened.

Is the Invincible General more powerful, or the Iron Marshal? Hahahaha..."

The emperor's laughter rang in the South Study, and also reached the ears of the Queen Mother Zhang outside the South Study. The Queen Mother Zhang sighed helplessly. She didn't understand why her son liked to fight crickets?

Just at this moment, Eunuch Sun sent Yang Shiqi to the wing and came back again.

"Good luck to the Queen Mother!" Eunuch Sun greeted the Queen Mother Zhang and prepared to go back to serve the emperor.

"Sun Fu, stop!" Queen Mother Zhang said.

Eunuch Sun turned around and looked at Queen Mother Zhang. It turned out that Eunuch Sun's name was Sun Fu. Sun Fu said, "What are your orders from the Queen Mother?"

Empress Dowager Zhang looked inside the South Study and said to Sun Fu: "Does the emperor fight with crickets until very late every day?"

Sun Fu sighed and said:

"Yes, sometimes the fight lasts from night to day, and then goes straight to court again at dawn."

Empress Dowager Zhang was furious and scolded softly: "How can you slaves be like this? You are waiting for the emperor to rest, how can you let the emperor fight with crickets all night?" Although Empress Dowager Zhang reprimanded, her voice was not loud.

Obviously, she didn't want to disturb the emperor's interest in the south study room.

Sun Fu immediately knelt in front of Empress Dowager Zhang. He knew that Empress Dowager Zhang was afraid of disturbing the emperor's interest, so she spoke in a low voice, so he did not dare to speak loudly. Sun Fu said softly: "The Empress Dowager is generous, and this old slave has also

I tried to persuade the emperor to take a rest, but the emperor said that he would never be able to endure such a heavy workload if he didn’t have any hobbies and read memorials all day long.”

Queen Mother Zhang sighed and said: "Get up, I can't blame you."

"Yes!" Sun Fu stood up, "If the Queen Mother has no other instructions, then this servant will go in and serve the Emperor."

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded and said: "After you go in, don't tell the emperor that I am here."

Sun Fu thought for a while and said: "Yes, I obey the order." After saying this, Sun Fu walked into the south study room.

At this time, the maid next to Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Empress Dowager, it's windy this night, why don't you go back to Cining Palace to rest?"

Queen Mother Zhang shook her head, looked at the south study room solemnly, and said: "We are not going back tonight! I want to see how long he will fight with the crickets?"

When the emperor saw Sun Fu coming in, he smiled and said, "Sun Fu, are you back?"

"Yes, my servant is back. Master Yang has already arranged for me to settle down." Sun Fu said.

The emperor said: "Okay, I know that if I leave the matter to you, it will be done right away."

"Your Majesty, it's already late at night, please let me wait for you to rest!" Sun Fu said.

The emperor shook his head and said: "Sun Fu, let's have a fight. I'll let the two of them fight by myself. It's really boring."

"Your Majesty, you have to go to court tomorrow! It's already late at night, so you'd better rest early!" Sun Fu said.

"You are brave!" the emperor said: "You don't even listen to my will. Do you want to go to heaven to enjoy happiness?"

"I don't dare!" Sun Fu quickly knelt in front of the emperor.

"Since you don't dare, then come over and play with me." The emperor said.

"Yes." Sun Fu could only stand up and come to the desk.

The emperor handed the cricket detective to Sun Fu and said: "Come on, yours is the Invincible General, and mine is the Iron Marshal. Let's see who is more powerful, your Invincible General or my Iron Marshal!"

"After saying that, the sound of Sun Fu fighting crickets with the emperor was heard...

An hour passed, the emperor and Sun Fu were still fighting crickets, and the Queen Mother Zhang was still standing outside the south study.

"Queen Mother, it's been an hour, let's go back and rest!" The maid next to Queen Mother Zhang reminded again.

Queen Mother Zhang shook her head, looked at the sky, and said: "That means there are still two hours before the court is held, right?"

"Yes." The palace maid replied.

"Go back to Cining Palace!" Queen Mother Zhang turned around and walked towards Cining Palace, her personal maid following behind her.

The personal maid looked at the sad look on Queen Mother Zhang's face and comforted Queen Mother Zhang, "Please relax, Queen Mother. The emperor is just under too much pressure, so he resorted to fighting crickets to relieve the pressure in his heart."

Empress Dowager Zhang snorted and said: "If he uses beauty to relieve the pressure in his heart, I will never say anything, but this is the case.

Fighting crickets..." At this point, Queen Mother Zhang suddenly stopped talking and stopped.

When the personal maid saw Queen Mother Zhang stop, she stopped too and asked: "Queen Mother, what's wrong with you?"

"Hongjin, after dawn, go and fetch Empress Hu and Concubine Sun to Cining Palace. I have something to say to them!" Empress Dowager Zhang said to her personal maid.

"Yes, Hongjin takes the order!" The personal maid lowered her head slightly, accepting the order from Queen Mother Zhang. It turned out that the name of Queen Mother Zhang's personal maid was Hongjin.

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded, and then she and Hongjin continued to move towards Cining Palace.

The next day, the emperor went to court, and Empress Dowager Zhang went to Cining Palace to receive Empress Hu and Concubine Sun.

At this time, Queen Mother Zhang was sitting in the high hall. Both Queen Hu and Concubine Sun came with their maids. Queen Hu had an oval face, a slender figure, and an honest look; Concubine Sun had a melon-seed face and a thin body.

Both of them were beautiful and moving people. After they saluted Queen Mother Zhang, Queen Mother Zhang asked them to sit down.

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "The Ai family has a chat with Empress Hu and Concubine Sun. The rest of the people who don't want to do anything can just leave!"

"Yes." Hong Jin and the other maids responded, and then retreated one after another.

Empress Hu said: "Mother, I wonder why you have brought me here to see my son?"

Empress Dowager Zhang sighed, stared at Empress Hu and Concubine Sun and said, "Did you ever know that your husband likes to fight crickets?"

Empress Hu and Concubine Sun stood up one after another, knelt in front of Empress Dowager Zhang, and said, "Report to Empress Dowager, we all know."

Queen Hu said: "The emperor is tired from reviewing memorials, so there is nothing wrong with him fighting with crickets to relieve his pain!"

"Nonsense!" Empress Dowager Zhang patted the high stool next to the seat she was sitting on, making a "pop" sound. Empress Hu and Concubine Sun bowed their heads even lower when they heard this sound. Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Why does the emperor

Would you like to fight crickets? Because he feels the pressure. Yes, being an emperor has to approve a lot of memorials and take care of the livelihood of thousands of people in the world. It is indeed a hard job. But if you can become the emperor's wise men,

Internal aid, take the initiative to help the emperor and reduce his pressure, so he will not be so tired."

"Emperor Taizu has a teaching that the harem must not interfere with politics!" Concubine Sun said: "We will never dare to do anything that violates the teachings of our ancestors!"

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "I ask you to learn how to govern the country, not to do politics, but to help the emperor govern the country. You don't fight for power and gain in the palace, which is good! But I think you are not doing a good enough job.

.There is an old saying: The husband sings and the wife follows. Since your husband is the emperor, and since the emperor’s duty is to govern the world, then as wives, you also have the responsibility to help him govern the world. Do you understand?"

Empress Hu and Concubine Sun looked at each other. They didn't understand what Empress Dowager Zhang said at all.

Queen Mother Zhang sighed and said: "I am really playing the piano to a cow! Okay, you all kneel down!"

"Yes." Empress Hu and Concubine Sun responded, knelt down and left Cining Palace.

When Empress Hu and Concubine Sun left Cining Palace, Hongjin walked in. Empress Dowager Zhang closed her eyes, gently rubbed her forehead, and sighed: "It's distressing, it's really distressing!"

Hongjin smiled and said: "What is the Queen Mother worried about? Can you tell Hongjin? See if Hongjin can solve the Queen Mother's distress?"
Chapter completed!